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The wait is almost over. Pre-ordering starts September 19, 2017!

Attention Book Club Members: For the first time, I’ll be including thought provoking questions to assist your future meeting featuring ABANDONED – A Jennifer Malone Mystery! Of course you can add your own to the mix, or better yet invite me to join the discussion to answer your groups’ questions in person. I truly do […]

A lot of ‘thinking’ is going into the latest “ABANDONED – A Jennifer Malone Mystery” editing session. A few years ago, I discovered that by using a Word Frequency program, I was able to not only delete overused words, but also eliminate other segments contained in the same paragraph(s). Basically, I am able to lose […]

ABANDONED – A Jennifer Malone Mystery update: My search for a literary agent continues. Some agents that pass send short, “Not for me,” responses or longer form letter rejections, due to the large number of submissions they receive. However, every so often a more personalized letter arrives that gives me hope I’m on the right path, such […]

        True Story: I recently sent a preview copy of Abandoned – A Jennifer Malone Mystery to a friend in Michigan. If for some reason the package couldn’t be delivered, the clerk offered me these two options: 1. “It can be returned to you at your cost.” OR 2. “It can be abandoned […]

Today I began the optimistic task of finding a literary agent to represent my work, including the yet-to-be released, Abandoned – A Jennifer Malone Mystery. Fingers crossed!

To the book lover that I inadvertently called a whore to her face … I am truly sorry! The Incident: At a recent book signing event a smiling woman stopped by my table and proudly admitted, “I am a book hoarder!” After a few minutes of banter about what my novels were about, she was […]

Read Chapter One of the next Jennifer Malone Mystery – “Abandoned” today! Click this link: ABANDONED – Preview – Chapter One

Author John Schlarbaum’s commissioned prose poem for the “Canada 150” heritage project, From This Day Forward. A Thirst for Adventure 1917 – 1921 As our brave boys fought valiantly overseas for life, liberty and freedom of choice, the righteous sermonized that banning booze would restore Canada’s unravelling social moral fabric. A dubious victory turned work […]

I recently had a poem published in a new “Canada 150” birthday anthology titled, From This Day Forward. Click on this link to read all about this exciting project: River Town Times news article