We feature his dark and serious tale of fantasy computer gaming and an emotionally damaged family in this month's Mythic Passages. Many online conversations later, Richard graciously agreed to a Q&A session accompanying the inclusion of his short story, Questcon Quest. Instead, I picked up Mystical Rose for a nightcap chapter. Saturday night of the conference, bone weary and dragging my tired self back to my hotel room, I should have gone straight to sleep. Crazy busy as it was then, I tossed the book in my suitcase when it came time to head for the Hyatt. In it was a slender copy of Richard Scrimger's recent novel Mystical Rose, a token of thanks from the author for arranging his attendance at the conference. Right before Mythic Journeys '06, a small package landed on my desk. His latest YA novel, From Charlie's Point of View is told from the perspective of its blind young hero. Richard is also the author of two adult novels, Crosstown and Mystical Rose, and a new book for young children, Princess Bun Bun. The Norbert series, including A Nose for Adventure and the latest installment Noses Are Red, has taken children's literature by storm. It was the birth of a series of delightful children's books featuring the affable alien Norbert and his peculiar habit of taking up residence in the noses of children whose lives need a turn for the better. Richard Scrimger, the award-winning Canadian Children's and Young Adult's author, won a Mr.Christie's Book Award in 1999 for Nose from Jupiter.
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