On October 15th and 16th at Northlands AgriCom in Edmonton, Alberta, more than 12,000 people (mostly women) are expected to check out the Edmonton Woman's Show and Authors' Row, featuring suspense author Jackson Carter.

Cheryl Kaye Tardif, Canadian mystery author and creator of A.F.T.E.R. Canada (Authors For Tsunami-Earthquake Relief) will soon release her latest terrifying mystery thriller, The River, with a percentage of the proceeds from The River to be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.

A group of Canadian authors host the first annual A.F.T.E.R. fundraiser to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross and the tsunami-earthquake victims in Asia.