News

Kim McArthur of McArthur & Company, Anne McDermid of Anne McDermid & Associates, Jerry Kalajian of IPG, and Heather Summerhayes Cariou are pleased to announce that film rights for "Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister's Memoir" have been optioned by Unbelievable Productions, with Eva Longoria as producer.

Upcoming Appearances 

SCN Stories From the Heart Conference Keynote Speaker
February 4th - 7th
Austin Texas
www.storycircle.org

Past Appearances

October 4th, 2008
Heather Cariou will be a participant and the Keynote Speaker at Women Reading Aloud on October 4th, 2008. This will be a full morning of wonderful women writers reading their work to each other in small groups for the sheer joy of it. A beautiful brunch is included, after which Heather will speak on "Journey to Memoir." For more information and to register for this event, please visit www.womenreadingaloud.com.

August 22, 23, 24th 2008
Sleeping Giant Writers Festival 
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Ms. Cariou will teach two workshops in Memoir, and read from "Sixtyfive Roses" as well as her new novel-in-progress. 
www.sleepinggiantwriters.com

March 29th, 2008
High River Kinsmen CF Gala
The High River Kinsmen Club held their 7th annual dinner, dance, and silent auction for CF this past Saturday. (Mar. 29th) Attached is a link to the local newspaper article. The article's title is somewhat decieving. We grossed over $30,000., and our net profit is somewhere slightly over $20,000. In the next couple of weeks we will have our final figures compiled. We were sold out with 300 guest in attendance. The night included a full course dinner, a dance to a live band, numerous raffle items, a silent auction of over 60 donated items, and guest speakers. Heaher Summerhayes Cariou spoke from the heart, read exerts from her book, and kept the audience's attention focused on life with CF. Also, a local book retailer (Highwood Books) was on hand to sell copies of Cariou's book, Sixtyfive Roses ~ A Sister's Memoir. Cariou signed over 50 copies during the evening.

The Book Stall at Chestnut Court - Book Signing
811 Elm Street, Winnetka IL 60093 
Phone: 847-446-8880
3pm Saturday, March 15th
www.thebookstall.com

Village Books - Book Signing
1049 Swarthmore Ave
Pacific Palisades, CA US
Wednesday, March 12th at 7:30 pm
www.palivillagebooks.com

March 1, 2008
Kinsmen Club of High River, Alta.  CF Dinner and Dance, Keynote Speaker

February 21, 2008 Booksigning at McNally-Robinson bookstore, NYC

January 31, 2008 Bookwarming at The Friar's Club, NYC

October 16, 2007
Brant County Mental Health Unit  "Caring for Others, Healing Ourselves" 

7:00 p.m. at the Laurier Student Centre Auditorium, corner of Darling & George Street, Downtown Brantford. This presentation is a must for any caregiver dealing with a physical or mental illness of a loved one. Admission is free. For more information or to register,call 519-752-2998, ext. 112. 

October 20, 2007
Kinsmen Leadership Conference, Vermillion Bay, Ontario, Keynote Speaker

October 22, 2007
Reading at McNally-Robinson Bookstore, Grant Park, Winnipeg, Man.  7pm

Keynote Speaker, 2007 National Kinsmen Convention, Vancouver, B.C. 

Guest speaker for the Senior Kiwanis Club of Brantford, the Rotary Club of Brantford, and Arbourlife Counseling Services in Hamilton, Ontario.

Book Expo Canada - 6/11/06

Heather appeared at the Thin Air Authors Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in mid-September. You will soon be able to hear a podcast of her reading at www.winnipegwords.com Within ten days of the books release in Winnipeg, it went to #2 on the local McNally-Robinson Bookstore Bestseller list. Thanks, Winnipeg!

Radio program, Starstyle-Be the Star You Are! with host Cynthia Brian, on Thursday, May 3 from 3-4 pm PST where I'll be interviewed live about my book and the topic of SixtyFive Roses. 

You can find it archived at that site or listen live from another of the syndicated radio shows listed here.

2007 Keynote address, Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; and talk for nurses of the 38 Cystic Fibrosis clinics

On camera 1/2 hour interview with Paula Todd of Person to Person

On camera 1/2 hour interview with Carol Weaver of Fineprint
Nicholas Hoare Books and Brunch, Toronto
Paragraphe Books, Books and Breakfast, Montreal
Different Drummer Books, Burlington
McNally Robinson Bookstore, Calgary
McNally Robinson Bookstore, Edmonton

U of T Continuing Studies group at Oakville Public Library
Kitchener Public Library
Brantford Public Library
First Baptist Church, Brantford, Ontario
Coles Book store, Lynden Park Mall, Brantford

Numerous radio interviews and local TV morning shows across Canada

Book clubs in Hamilton, Toronto, Winnipeg

Guest speaker with Cystic Fibrosis Chapters in : Thunder Bay, Oshawa, Kitchener, Hamilton

If you'd like to have a reading in your area, do not hesitate to contact us.

Please note that Ms. Cariou is available to speak to your organization or book club. Please contact Janet Harron at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it