Article in the Oscar
Deborah Jackson’s last book, “The Ice Tomb” [reviewed in the September, 2004 OSCAR], combined history, science and some well-drawn characters in a captivating story. Those characters, however, were all adults. Here, she follows a similar strategy, but for a younger audience. Sarah and Matt Barnes might be your youngster’s classmates…
Article in MORE Magazine
LIFE BEFORE THE LEAP For 15 years, Deborah Jackson had a routine: three or four shifts a week as a nurse at the Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital, with the rest of her time devoted to caring for her family – husband Brian, a computer analyst, and their daughter and son. She worked in thoracic surgery for 10 years before switching to the hospital’s dialysis unit…
Article in the Ottawa Citizen
Five years ago, Deborah Jackson gave up her nursing career to write science fiction. "I'd been writing for years, on and off, but only getting short stories done ... I needed time to work on a novel," says the 43-year-old author, who lives in Orleans with her husband and two children. Losing the income of a steady job was a nerve-racking prospect…
Deborah Jackson Visits Sir Wilfred Laurier High School
When she came to Sir Wil to do a reading of Time Meddlers on Thursday, February 15th, she did more than entertain the students with excerpts from her novel. She also explained the extensive research she did investigating the cultures of the First Nations peoples who lived in the areas around the Ottawa Valley...
Time Meddlers featured in Orleans Star
“Getting boys interested in reading isn't easy. Most childhood literacy studies agree, as do many parents and teachers. David Mainwood has taught Grade Six students at Maple Ridge Elementary School for about five years. He's experienced firsthand the struggles of getting young male students interested in a book...”
Ice Tomb featured in the Ottawa Sun
Time Meddlers reviewed in the
Ottawa Sun
"All kids have a sense of adventure. So why not give them an adventure in words? That’s exactly what local author Deborah Jackson has done with her latest novel—Time Meddlers..."