Appearances
- Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 5:30 p.m.: The official launch of The High Road at the Dora Keogh pub. 141 Danforth Avenue, Toronto. All are welcome.
- Wenesday, September 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A talk an reading at the BookLounge Insights & Insiders Fall Preview Event at Ben McNally Books in Toronto.
- Thursay, September 16, 2010: A day of talks and media interviews in Ottawa for the launch of The High Road.
- Monday, September 20, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and Q&A at a mass gathering of Book Clubs in the Waterloo Region to kick off the OBOC festivities.
- Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A reading at the Kitchener Public Library as part of the Waterloo Rergion’s One Book, One Community program.
- Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 1:30 p.m.: A reading at Elmira District Secondary School as part of the Waterloo Region’s One Book, One Community program.
- Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A reading at First United Church as part of the Waterloo Region’s One Book, One Community program.
- Wednesday, September 22, 2010: A reading at First United Church in Waterloo as part of the Waterloo Region’s One Book, One Community program.
- Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A reading at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture in Cambridge as part of the Waterloo Rergion’s One Book, One Community program.
- Sunday, September 26, 2010, 2:30 p.m.: A reading and signing at Word on the Street-Kitchener.
- Sunday, September 26, 2010, 5:00 p.m.: A reading and signing at Word on the Street-Toronto.
- Monday, September 27, 2010, 6:30 p.m.: Self-Publishing 101 panel discussion at the Country Hills Community Library in Kitchener, Ontario.
- Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 4:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Lyons New Media Centre, Mills Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Friday, October 1, 2010, 6:30 p.m.: A talk/reading/signing at the Headwaters Arts Festival’s Authors Night in Caledon.
- Friday, October 22, 2010, 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.: Two panel discussions, readings and signings at the Vancouver International Writers Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Sunday, October 24, 2:00 p.m.: A talk and reading at a benefit to support The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s African Grandmothers’ Campaign, in Toronto.
- Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 1:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Seniors Club at the Church of the Incarnation in Toronto.
- Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 7:00 p.m. A talk and reading at the TEMC Book Club, in Toronto.
- Friday, November 26, 2010, 2:30 p.m.: A talk to the Knowledge Integration students at the University of Waterloo about my unorthodox journey to the published land, Waterloo, Ontario.
- Monday, February 28, 2011, 7:00 p.m.: A reading and signing at the Grimsby Authors Series, Casablanca Winery Inn, Grimsby, Ontario.

PAST APPEARANCES:
- Sunday, May 25, 2008: Reading at the People for Education Benefit at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto’s Distillery District.
- Friday, July 25, 2008: Summer Leacock Festival reading along with Scott Gardiner and Drew Hayden Taylor.
- Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Harbourfront Reading Series, a reading at 7:30 in the Brigantine Room at Harbourfront. I’m honoured to have TBLP share the stage with Andrew Davidson and his debut blockbuster The Gargoyle, and Fred Stenson and his new novel The Great Karoo.
- Thursday, September 25, 2008: Readings at the Roselawn, a talk and reading at the Roselawn Centre in Port Colborne with an audience of 300 subscribers!
- Sunday, September 28, 2008: Word on the Street – Toronto, a reading at 11:00 a.m. in the Great Books Marquee.
- Friday, October 3, 2008: Headwaters Arts Festival, a reading as part of the 4th annual Armchairs, Authors, and Art event, at 6:30 p.m. in Caledon, Ontario. I’ll be sharing the program with Joseph Boyden and Drew Hayden Taylor.
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008: Montreal for a day of media interviews including CBC, CJAD, CFMB, Radio Canada International, a propular internet video magazine called WatchMojo, The SuburbanMontreal Gazette books section. (newspaper), and I hope, the
- Sunday, October 26, 2008: Book signing and perhaps a few remarks and a short reading at the Chapters Rideau store just east of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, from 11:00 to 12:00 noon.
- Sunday, October 26, 2008: Ottawa International Writers Festival (scroll down until you hit the Sunday, October 26th schedule), a reading at 2:00 p.m. (I think) and on-stage panel discussion on The State of Our Literary Culture (yikes!) with Stephen Henighan, and Bill Gaston, moderated by Sarah Dearing.
- Monday, October 27, 2008: Ottawa Public Library, a free lunchtime public reading at the Main Branch that I assume will start around noon.
- Wednesday, October 29, 2008: McMaster University Alumni Book Club, a reading and discussion starting at 7:00.
- Wednesday, November 5, 2008: Talk to a Toronto book club that has chosen TBLP as their pick this month.
- Thursday, November 6, 200 8: A private luncheon address at Borden Ladner Gervais’ Labour and Employment Symposium at the Old Mill in Toronto. (I was the comic relief!)
- Tuesday, November 11, 2008: Gryphon Theatre Annual Authors’ Night, an evening reading in Barrie along with Ted Barris, author of many books on Canada’s storied military heritage.
- Saturday, November 15, 2008: Breakfast talk at the Writers & Editors Network as part of their Speakers Series, at the Canadiana Restaurant in Toronto.

- Tuesday, November 18, 2008: A reading and talk at a McMaster Alumni “An Evening with the Author” event in Toronto’s funky Distillery District.
- Thursday, December 11, 2008: A talk and reading at a private Toronto book club (Yes, I do book clubs too!)
- Thursday, January 22, 2009: A 40 minute talk, reading, and signing for The Women’s Canadian Club of Toronto.
- Monday, February 9, 2009: A talk to a Toronto-area book club that is reading TBLP.
- Tuesday, February 10, 2009: Another talk to a different but just as wonderful book club that has chosen TBLP as its monthly selection.
- Monday, February 23, 2009: A talk at another local Toronto-area book club.
- Monday, March 9, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and Q&A at the Burlington Public Library;
- Wednesday, March 25th, 2009, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Toronto Public Library – Yorkville Branch.
- Friday, March 27, 2009: A talk to a private book club in Caledon, Ontario.
- Monday, March 30, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Toronto Public Library – Beaches Branch
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009: A talk, Q&A, and book signing at The Whiff of Grape, a dinner club in Toronto running continuously since the 1960s.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2009: The prestigious Grimsby Author Series held at the Casablanca Winery Inn. A reading alongside one of my literary heroes, Paul Quarrington who will be reading from his latest novel, The Ravine.
- Tuesday, April 7, 2009: A talk and signing at the Canadian Public Relations Society – Hamilton Chapter, Awards Gala Dinner, Stoney Creek.
- Saturday, April 18, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and panel discussion at the Port Hope Public Library with some local self-published authors.
- Thursday, April 30, 2009: A talk at a private book club in Orillia, Ontario, home to the Stephen Leacock Museum.
- May 2-4, 2009: A talk/lecture at a writers workshop near Lake Moira.
- Thursday, May 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Toronto Public Library – Brentwood Branch.
- Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the North York Central Library as part of the eh List Author Series.
- Friday, June 5, 2009, 7:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the annual Author’s Night of the Canadian Federation of University Women-Muskoka, in Bracebridge, Ontario.
- Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the new McNally Robinson bookstore in Don Mills, (Don Mills Road and Lawrence in Toronto).
- Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 10:45 a.m.: A talk in the Ontario Legislature to parliamentarians from across Canada at a meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
- Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:00 noon: A talk, reading, and signing at a book club in Burlington, Ontario.
- Thursday, September 24, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Northern District branch of the Toronto Public Library.
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: A talk and reading at the Fort Erie Public Library.
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 7:30 p.m.: A talk and reading at the Pelham Public Library.
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Probus Club of Swan Lake in Markham, Ontario.
- Sunday, October 18, 2009, 2:00-4:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Blue Mountains Public Library in Thornbury.
- Wedensday, October 21, 2009, 6:30 p.m.: A talk at a book club in Toronto.
- Thursday, October 22, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Toronto Public Library – Deer Park Branch.
- Monday, October 26, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk at the Book Ends bookclub in Toronto.
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk at the Words Worth Books bookstore book club in Waterloo.
- Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8:30 a.m.: A talk about new technologies for marketing books at a breakfast meeting of the Writers’ Circle of Durham in Whitby.
- Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:30 p.m.: A conference call discussion with a bookclub in Georgetown, just outside of Toronto.
- Friday, December 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and discussion at a private bookclub in Toronto.
- Monday, December 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m.: A talk/reading/signing at St. Paul’s United Church for the Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Federal Liberal Association.
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 6:30 p.m.: A reading at The Literati Lounge benefit for Frontier CollegeReRead Bookstore, 548 Danforth Ave.), Toronto.
- Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Long Branch Public Library in Etobicoke.
- Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A talk at the Waterloo Public Library (McCormick Branch) Book Club in Waterloo.
- Sunday, April 11, 2010, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing with Blue Heron Books at Wyndance Golf Club, Uxbridge, Ontario.
- Saturday, May 1, 2010: A workshop on self-promotion at the Ontario Writers’ Conference.
- Thursday, May 6, 2010, 10:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a Probus Club near Collingwood, Ontario.
- Monday, May 31, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and discussion at a private book club in Toronto.
- Sunday, June 6, 2010, 1:00 p.m.: A reading and signing at the Elora Writers’ Festval, Elora, Ontario.
- Saturday, June 12, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: Master of Ceremonies for the gala dinner where the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is presented.
- Saturday, June 19, 2010, all day: A talk, reading, debate, and much more at the daylong celebration of TBLP organized by The New Quarterly literary journal as part of the Waterloo Rergion’s One Book, One Community program.
- Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 2:45-3:45 p.m.: Moderate a panel discussion on promoting your writing as part of the summer school session at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies Creative Writing program.
- Friday, July 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A reading with other humour writers at the Leacock Summer Festival in Orillia, Ontario.
- Sunday, August 8, 2010, afternoon: A talk, reading, and signing at the Slocan Community Library, Slocan, British Columbia.
- Friday, August 27th, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: A reading along with Miriam Toews at the Sleeping Giant Writers Festival in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- Saturday, August 28th, 2010, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.: A workshop on “Shameless Self-Promotion” at the Sleeping Giant Writers Festival in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- Monday, August 30th, 2010, 8:00 p.m.: A speaker phone talk and Q&A with a book club in Kitchener-Waterloo.








