Alison Garwood Jones

Deer Park Art Exhibit

Originally published in March 2026 in Blog

Hi, I’m Miss Jones, your first grade teacher. I’m spending my Sunday cutting out wall letters and flowers for my home room library corner. Okay, I haven’t switched careers! Actually, I’m creating these wall letters for a corner of the Deer Park Branch of the Toronto Public Library. For the month of April, Deer Park […]

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Summer Book Tour

Originally published in July 2025 in Blog, Books on Grief, Pen Jar Productions

“Inking Your Grief” is a public talk by Alison Garwood-Jones that uses her illustrated portraits to show how grief affects every day life.

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Aim to Push Boundaries

Originally published in July 2025 in Blog, Books on Grief

Writing a book is an act of courage. So is reading one, especially if it’s a topic that scares the bejesus out of you — like losing your parents, losing your democracy, or watching your country lose its humanity while you still have yours.

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Upcoming Burlington Library Talk

Originally published in June 2025 in Blog, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

Join Alison Garwood-Jones for her talk, “Inking Your Grief” at the Burlington Public Library’s Central branch. Saturday, July 12 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. 2331 New St, Burlington, ON L7R 1J4

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Inking Your Grief

Originally published in May 2025 in Blog, Books on Grief, Grief

“Inking Your Grief” is a popular talk on loss Alison Garwood-Jones

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For Mother’s Day

Originally published in May 2025 in Blog, Grief

“Grief comes in waves, and Alison’s book, I Miss My Mommy, is designed with that in mind. You can pick it up and put it down, noodle on something, and return to it when you’re ready.” ~ Delia Grenville

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Grief and the Truth About Life

Originally published in April 2025 in Blog, Grief

Social media is mostly broken. But there are sporadic green shoots pushing through the muck that show human progress is possible and necessary. One of those shoots is our return to acknowledging grief in public. I’m talking about the hand-in-hand social media meme that announces the passing of a parent, spouse, friend or pet. (I’ve […]

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Comfort on Mother’s Day

Originally published in April 2025 in Blog

Make I MISS MY MOMMY your source of comfort this Mother’s Day.

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Saskatchewan Librairies

Originally published in April 2025 in Blog, Books on Grief, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

Do you have a rapacious view of success? This story will slow you down. I MISS MY MOMMY is now available in libraries across the province of Saskatchewan through Saskatchewan.Overdrive.com Since January, I’ve been rising with the sun and pitching one collections librarian at a time to carry my book. Yes, I have a map […]

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London Book Fair

Originally published in March 2025 in Blog

I Miss My Mommy travels to London, England for the London Book Fair.

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