Emily Carr Visit

The enthusiasm of the students at Emily Carr was incredible. I will remember this visit for a long, long time. Thank you for such an energetic and warm welcome.

Talking With The Author Of ‘My Mother’s Secret’

“Witterick will be talking about My Mother’s Secret: A Novel Based on a True Holocaust Story this Friday night (Jan. 31) at the Carrollwood Barnes and Noble.”

J.L. Witterick, author of “My Mother’s Secret”

J.L. Witterick, author of “My Mother’s Secret” shares her story of writing and publishing her debut novel with iUniverse.

Jenny Witterick’s Speech at Mount Sinai Hospital [video]

CTV Ottawa Morning Live recommends My Mother’s Secret for Book Clubs

Forest Hill author J.L. Witterick pens first novel about the Holocaust

“When she first learned the story of little-known Second World War hero Franciszka and her daughter Helena Halamajowa, first-time author J.L. (Jenny) Witterick felt it would resonate with the general public. She could not have been more right…” Click to read the article!

Book Reading at the Lodzer Synagogue.

The Lodzer Synagogue 12 Heaton St. Toronto. (Bathurst & Sheppard)   A Sublime Masterpiece, One of 2013s Best Books! This book has my strongest recommendation and should be considered one of the best books of 2013. Andre Lawrence is a top reviewer for Amazon in the US, Canada, and the UK.   This book moved […]

House of Anne Frank: Trip to Amsterdam

I was recently in Amsterdam and visited the Anne Frank house.

“My Mother’s Secret”: Unlikely Heroines In A Hellish Time – The Daily Beast

Franciszka and Helena Halamajowa were two ordinary Poles with the extraordinary courage to hide Jews and a defecting German soldier in their attic

Quill & Quire:Penguin Canada gives self-published novel a boost

The latest self-publishing success to land at a major house is by a first-time Canadian author. J.L. Witterick’s My Mother’s Secret has sold 15,000 print copies in Canada since being self-published six months ago. The runaway sales – mostly via Amazon and Indigo – caught the attention of Penguin Canada, which re-released the novel earlier […]