Finnigan understands these things about children. She loves to read to children, and took great pleasure in doing a reading tour, visiting small towns like Timmins, Kirkland Lake, and Val D'Or. I was astounded by how hungry children in remote areas are for these things. I see a lot of older women writers doing children's stories now. Finnigan can't promise, however, that she'll continue to produce children's books.
Several books are in the works for the author.
That's not necessarily a children's book. Then there's a fifth oral history of the Ottawa Valley in progress, a collection of short stories, another poetry book called Wintering Over, and a collection of Finnigan's plays. All of these are due out next year. One of Finnigan's plays is currently showing at Ottawa's Museum of Science and Technology. The author's been too busy writing and promoting her newest book to see it.