writing, speaking, web-making, and best of all, I get to dance later
I'm the author of YA novels, Rhythm & Blues and Break On Through.More about me »
I hope everyone out there is having a good summer despite the rainy weather. (Or perhaps it’s not even raining where you are, in which case, good for you!) A couple of weeks ago, I handed off a revision of my next novel, Rhythm & Blues to my editor at Doubleday Canada, and then the [...]
This week, I got to go do a presentation and workshop with Monique Polak’s Writing For Children class at Marianopolis college (a CEGEP). During the presentation, my technology failed me for the first time (no cable for the Power Point, so no illustrated history of breakdance) but Monique and her very sharp students easily helped [...]
I am, at this very moment, on a train to Toronto for a week of presentations with b-girl Skribbs. I’m running The Big Presentation– 2 readings, a high-speed history of b-girling, a Q&A period and a b-girl demo by Skribbs, all in complete A/V technicolour. Unsuspecting students at some schools will also be ambushed with [...]
At last, an in-store appearance in the West Island! 3pm, May 10, 2008 Babar Books, 46 Ste-Anne St, Pointe-Claire, QCMap I’ll be signing books, giving away Nadine’s Mixtape, and there will be a special performance with b-girl Feisty from Solid State! Don’t forget, you can sign up for the JillMurray.com newsletter to find out about [...]
I’d just like to send a BIG thank you to everyone who came out to the Break On Through release party at Street Dance Academy on Saturday. It was lovely to see so many new and familiar faces, and thanks to you all, I had a great time. Special thanks also goes out to Abs, [...]
Break On Through comes out in just 4 more sleeps– on Tuesday! Then on Wednesday, I’m reading at ALOUD. And then, because I wouldn’t want to burn through all the excitement in just two days, the Toronto release party happens on Saturday February 16th at Street Dance Academy. So this is your one week warning: [...]
