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COMING SOON - P.S. Don't Tell Your Mother in Audio Book format. Spend a few hours with Nana Noonan and Maggie Mulvaney as they cheerfully inform you of the goings on in Telkwa and Terrace. There should be a warning for drivers, says Nana. "Make sure you tell them to stop driving if they start laughing too much. Look what happened to cousin Martin. He nearly drove into the Telkwa Cafe when he was listening to you telling the story of your Dad and the cesspool." Maggie says if that had happened, Telkwa would have beat Terrace and been the proud owners the first drive-in restaurant in the area.

WATCH FOR Queen of the Gated Community, by Margo Bates. Nana Noonan and Maggie are back together —closer than ever — they even end up sharing Maggie's bedroom. Not by choice. By recommendation of Judge Adams of the Provincial Court, with a blessing by newly-commissioned Sergeant Reems of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Detachment, Terrace. Nana pokes her nose into a lot of business that isn't hers to poke. Draft dodgers, hippies, one long funeral and an unprecedented snowfall make for a long, hot winter in the Pacific Northwest.

BOOK MARGO for an Interview or Speaking Engagement

Margo Bates was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of Canada, and lived there until she was in her late twenties.

She has a quick wit, and an unusual turn of phrase that captures the distinct voice of the north.

Margo is an experienced public speaker. Interviewers say she’s entertaining, engaging, and easy to talk to — a natural. As a publicist for over twenty-five years, Margo understands the media’s needs and can keep the chat going. She also knows when to let the story tell itself.

Margo Bates is the owner of a Vancouver-based public relations firm and lives with her , family near White Rock, B.C. She is currently writing her second book in the P.S. series, Queen of the Gated Community. Set in the mid-sixties, Maggie is in her late teens and Nana learns that her granddaughter has developed some strong family traits. She just uses them in a different way than Nana would.

Contact Margo directly at 604-536-9501 or via email at margo@margobates.com

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P.S. Don’t Tell Your Mother — Well, you can tell her about a new book by Margo Bates October 19, 2005
Click the above link to read news release.

P.S. Don’t Tell Your Mother by Margo Bates chosen as ‘required summer reading’ by futurist and thought leader Ann Coombs, for The Living Workplace Newsletter June 1, 2006 edition. Circulation: 250,000 worldwide.

CBC Radio Cross Country Checkup included P.S. Don’t Tell Your Mother by Margo Bates on the 2006 Summer Reading List Caller’s Suggestions for its twice-yearly ‘what makes a good read’ list.

World Burn Congress, Vancouver - October 3 to 6, 2007 - Emotional Healing Through Writing & Publishing - Workshop Facilitator

Romance Writers of America Greater Vancouver Chapter - Saturday, October 13, 2007 Monthly Meeting - Topic: Writing humor is an art. Keeping true to a strong voice and using hum our is one of topics she will speak about. As an expert storyteller and publicist, Margo will offer tips on how to "tell" your story in short form for a variety of audiences including agents, editors and publishers, media representatives and readers