Writers and Dinosaurs: Tim Wynne-Jones

Tim poses with Daspletosaurus at the Canadian Museum of Nature

Tim Wynne-Jones is the author of more than thirty books for readers of all ages and has won countless awards, including the Governor-General's Award (Canada) and the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award (not Canada).

Tim is on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches in the MFA for Writing for Children and Young Adults program. His latest novel is Blink and Caution.

THE UNINVITED

THE UNINVITED, by Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick 2009)(14+). Mimi Shapiro is coming off an intense freshman year at NYU, where she just broke off an affair with a married professor who won't leave her alone. So when her father, the famous artist Marc Soto, offers her the use of his remote Canadian cottage, she jumps at the chance. But when she gets there, she finds it's already occupied by a young grad student musician named Jay. Worse, there's a mysterious and unseen intruder who's been leaving Jay strange gifts (a snakeskin and dead bird, and the like) and now he seems to have turned his attention to Mimi...

THE UNINVITED offers an intriguing premise, well-drawn characters, and a fascinating setting. Altogether, it's a richly atmospheric story of stalking, suspense, lies, and family ties.