I am excited to introduce Tanya Berry, a local author who frequents our Open Mic for writers here on Gabriola Island. She has recently written her second novel! We all know how much work goes into one book, let alone two. Well done, Tanya!
I personally have enjoyed listening to her stories when she reads at Open Mic. In celebration of her accomplishment, let’s learn a little more about her books, and if you love a good mystery, why not purchase one?
There are currently two novels in the Dr. Alice Clarke (PhD) mystery series, although Tanya would like to advise that she wrote the first one as therapy while still working and to see if she could actually write a novel. (Isn’t that how we all start?) She has learned a lot thanks to input and critique from writing groups, and believes her second book is evidence of this.
The first novel, A Lesson in Congeniality, is a fictional mystery set in a mostly fictional northern Canadian university. The tongue-in-cheek Dr. Alice Clarke (PhD) novels are academic satire cloaked as whodunnits. They are based on Tanya Berry's experiences and observations as a professor. Part of Tanya's checkered educational history includes work toward a BFA in writing in the early 1990’s that took a long detour into academe. Even as she wrote copiously as a researcher and academic, her interest in fun writing always lurked.
Tanya Berry’s second book, A Lesson in Humility, is about a superstar university researcher who is found dead. The anxious and overly punctual professor Alice Clarke and her new colleague Phillip Eyer (who just wants a permanent job) find themselves pulled into the investigation led by Detective Tracey Boucher, who is boggled by the self-importance of many professors. You can learn more about Tanya’s books on her website.
Both books are available through kobo.com and can be read using the free Kobo app on a tablet, phone, or computer (i.e., you don't need a Kobo e-reader). Links are available through her website:
https://sites.google.com/view/tanyaberryauthor/the-alice-clarke-series?authuser=0
