2014

Past Appearances

• Saturday, January 11, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: An address to the annual John A. Macdonald Dinner in Orillia, Ontario.
• Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 7:30 p.m.: A lecture about the roots of my novel Up and Down for the Heliconian Club, Toronto.
• Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk to the staff of the Parliamentary Library and the House of Commons, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the German Ambassador’s home for the International Women’s Club of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Friday, January 31, 2014, 10:40 a.m.: Presentation of the Ontario Library Association 2013 Evergreen Award at the OLA Super Conference, Toronto.
• Friday, January 31, 2014, 2:10 p.m.: A talk and Q&A as part of the OLA Super Conference, Toronto.
• Monday, February 3, 2014, 7:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Canadian Federation of University Women, Northumberland Branch, Cobourg, Ontario.
• Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: Â A talk and reading at Belmont House, Toronto.
• Thursday, February 6, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: Fulfilling authorial duties at the annual Book Lover’s Ball in support of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto.
• Thursday, February 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to the East York Scarborough Reading Association annual Reading for the Love of it 2013 Conference, Sheraton Centre, Toronto.
• Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Canadian Federation of University Women, Vaughan, Ontario.
• Thursday, March 6, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Victoria Village branch of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto.
• Friday, March 7, 2014, 8:00 p.m.: A reading at a U of T School of Continuing Studies event called The Platform, Black Swan Pub, Toronto.
• Thursday, March 13, 2014, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading and signing for the Applewood Probus Club, Mississauga, Ontario.
• Monday, March 17, 2014, 10:00 a.m.: Recording an interview for later broadcast on 100.9 Canoe FM .
• Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the Written Word series at the Midland Cultural Centre, Midland, Ontario.
• Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Toronto.
• Friday, March 28, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and reading as part of the St. Andrew’s Speaker Series, St. Andrew’s Church, Toronto.
• Monday, March 31, 2014, 8:30 a.m.: A brief talk in support of a fellow writer, Sunil Godse, Wolfe Performance Hall, London, Ontario.
• Monday, March 31, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a book club in London, Ontario.
• Monday, March 31, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Canadian Federation of University Women, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Monday, April 2, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: Fulfilling authorial duties at the annual Politics and the Pen Dinner at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Monday, April 7, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to the Pursuits Club of Midland, Ontario.
• Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario.
• Thursday, April 10, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A talk and reading at Champlain College as part of the ImagiNation Writers’ Festival, Quebec City, Quebec.
• Friday, April 11, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: An interview with CBC-Radio in Quebec City.
• Saturday, April 12, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A book signing with Miriam Toews, Salon international du livre de Quebec, as part of the ImagiNation Writers’ Festival, Quebec City, Quebec.
• Saturday, April 12, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Morrin Centre as part of the ImagiNation Writers’ Festival, Quebec City, Quebec.
• Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to the winning book club in a Read for the Cure contest, Toronto.
• Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk and discussion with Writer’s Craft students at the University of Toronto School (UTS), Toronto.
• Thursday, April 24, 2014, 3:00 p.m.: Judging the Ontario Provincial Finals of the 3 Minute Thesis competition, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Thursday, April 24, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for Wines and Lines, a Rotary Club of Oakville fundraiser, Oakville, Ontario.
• Sunday, April 27, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Spur Festival, Calgary, Alberta.
• Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Clarkson Public Library, Mississauga, Ontario.
• Saturday, May 3, 2014, 5:15 p.m.: Closing remarks at the Ontario Writers’ Conference, Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility, Ajax, Ontario.
• Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 2:30 p.m.: A talk about writing to the Social Justice Tribunals Ontario, Toronto.
• Thursday, May 8, 2014, 9:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Waterloo Sunshine Probus Club, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Thursday, May 8, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A talk at the McMaster University Faculty of Engineering Applause and Accolades event in Hamilton, Ontario.
• Saturday, May 10, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A stint helping hand-sell great books at Words Worth Books, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Monday, May 12, 2014, 1:30 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Kingston, Ontario.
• Monday, May 12, 2014, 7:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at an event hosted by Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario.
• Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 12:00 noon: A talk, reading, and signing at a luncheon at Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto.
• Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 5:50 p.m.: Performing authorial duties at the annual Pongapalooza fundraiser, Toronto.
• Friday, May 16, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the Ridgeway Reads Series, Ridgeway, Ontario.
• Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:00 p.m.: A talk and signing at the Canadian Club, London, Ontario.
• Thursday, May 22, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Oakville, Ontario.
• Saturday, May 24, 2014, 3:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at Curiosity House Books, Creemore, Ontario.
• Sunday, May 25, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Thornbury Public Library, organized by Jessica’s Book Nook, Thornbury, Ontario.
• Monday, May 26, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A reading and signing as part of the Appel Salon reading series for the Toronto Public Library, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto.
• Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Women’s Probus Club of Lindsay, Lindsay, Ontario.
• Thursday, May 29, 2014, 12:00 noon: A talk, reading and signing at the Literary Review of Canada ‘s Literate Lunch Series at the Gardiner Museum, Toronto.
• Friday, May 30, 2014: A No Relation media day in Montreal.
• Monday, June 2, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: Acting as Master of Ceremonies for the annual Canadian Booksellers Libris Awards , Toronto.
• Friday, June, 6, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A talk and signing at a meeting of the Canadian Association of Retired Teachers, Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Saturday, June 7, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A signing at Forster’s Book Garden, Bolton, Ontario.
• Sunday, June 8, 2014, 3:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Editors’ Association of Canada 2014 Conference, Toronto.
• Monday, June 9, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: The official launch of No Relation at the Dora Keogh pub, Toronto.
• Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Probus Club of Bradford, Bradford, Ontario.
• Thursday, June 12, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Toronto.
• Sunday, June 15, 2014, noon: A reading at the Luminato Literary Picnic, Toronto.
• Monday, June 16, 2014: A No Relation media day in Halifax.
• Monday, June 16, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Alderney Gate Public Library, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
• Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Etobicoke, Ontario.
• Thursday, June 19-Saturday, June 21, 2014: Leading workshops and emceeing the Gala at the Canadian Authors Association’s CanWrite! 2014 conference, Orillia, Ontario.
• Monday, June 23, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing organized by Wordsworth Books, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Whitby Brooklin Probus Club, Whitby, Ontario.
• Thursday, June 26, 2014, 8:40 a.m.: An appearance on CTV’s Canada AM, Toronto.
• Thursday, June 26, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Beaverton Public Library, Beaverton, Ontario.
• Thursday, July 3, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Picton branch of the County of Prince Edward Public Library and Archives.
• Sunday, July 6, 2014, 9:00 a.m.: A talk to the Summer Institute for Future Legislators, University of Toronto, Toronto.
• Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Bonnechere Authors Festival in Eganville, Ontario.
• Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Credit River Probus Club, Mississaugua, Ontario.
• Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Kincardine branch of the Bruce County Public Library, Kincardine, Ontario.
• Thursday, July 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Wiarton branch of the Bruce County Public Library, Wiarton, Ontario.
• Thursday, July 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Port Elgin branch of the Bruce County Public Library, Port Elgin, Ontario.
• Thursday, July 24, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Dwight Public Library, Dwight, Ontario.
• Friday, July 25, 2014, 9:00 p.m.: Hosting the annual Paul Quarrington Humour Showcase as part of the Leacock Summer Festival, Lakehead University, Orillia, Ontario.
• Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 6:30 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Toronto.
• Saturday, August 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Port Medway Readers’ Festival, Port Medway, Nova Scotia.
• Thursday, August 14, 2014, 8:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt, British Columbia.
• Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.: An on-stage “Be My Guest” interview in Muskoka, Ontario.
• Friday, August 22, 2014, 8:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the Ottawa International Writers Festival, Crystal Palace, Perth, Ontario.
• Thursday, September 4, 2014, noon: A luncheon address to communications professionals of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Ryerson University, Toronto.
• Friday, September 5, 2014, noon: A talk, reading, and signing at the Toronto Rotary Club, Royal York Hotel, Toronto.
• Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 9:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Kitchener Women’s Probus Club, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A luncheon to kick-off the Waterloo Reads competition, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Pierre Berton Resource Library, Vaughan, Ontario.
• Thursday, September 11, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Collingwood Public Library, Collingwood, Ontario.
• Friday, September 12, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a private Writers’ Trust Literary Salon fundraiser, Toronto.
• Sunday, September 14, 2014, Time TBD: A reading at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario.
• Monday, September 15, 2014, noon: A talk and signing for the Retired Teachers of Ontario, Toronto.
• Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Probus Club of Gateway, Collingwood, Ontario.
• Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Meaford Public Library, Meaford, Ontario.
• Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Fort Erie Public Library, Fort Erie, Ontario.
• Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 7:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Pelham Public Library, Pelham, Ontario.
• Thursday, September 18, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Deer Park Branch of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto.
• Friday, September 19, 2014, Time TBD: Leading a workshop for writing students, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Sunday, September 21, 2014, Time TBD: A talk, reading, and signing at Word on the Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
• Sunday, September 21, 2014, Time TBD: Speaking on a panel with Zaraq Nawaz and Yann Martel on screen adaptations of books, at Word on the Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
• Monday, September 22, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: A talk at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
• Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 1:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Writers’ Trust Author Series, Toronto.
• Thursday, September 25, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Library, Bradford, Ontario.
• Friday, September 26, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A panel discussion, reading, and signing at the Headwaters Arts Festival Author’s Night, Caledon, Ontario.
• Sunday, September 28, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Weaving Words Festival, Sharon, Ontario.
• Monday, September 29, 2014, noon: A talk entitled The Search for Honesty and Humour in Politics, for the University of Toronto Lecture Series, Oakville, Ontario.
• Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 10:00 a.m.: A talk and signing for the Toronto Conference of the United Church Women, Caledon East, Ontario.
• Thursday, October 2, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Caledon Public Library, Caledon, Ontario.
• Friday, October 3, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A reading at the NorthWords, the Muskoka Literary Festival, Huntsville, Ontario.
• Saturday, October 4, 2014, 1:00 p.m.: A reading at the 7th annual Writers Reading in Westport, Ontario.
• Tuesday. October 7, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: Championing one of the Waterloo Reads finalist books, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Thursday, October 9, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Probus Club of Ajax, Ajax, Ontario.
• Thursday, October 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the County of Lennox & Addington Public Library, Napanee branch or Amherstview branch, Ontario.
• Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: Keynote address at the annual Thanksgiving Dinner of the Canada-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Friday, October 17, 2014, noon: The 2014 McGill Alumni Leacock Luncheon address, Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal, Quebec.
• Friday, October 17, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A reading and on-stage interview at the Knowlton Literary Festival, Knowlton, Quebec.
• Saturday, October 18, 2014, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Algoma Fall Festival, Sault Set. Marie, Ontario.
• Thursday, October 23, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Sheep River Public Library, Turner Valley, Alberta.
• Saturday, October 25, 2014, 5:00 p.m.: A panel discussion and reading at the Vancouver Writers Fest, Vancouver, B.C.
• Sunday, October 26, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: A reading and signing at the Vancouver Writers Fest, Vancouver, B.C.
• Thursday, October 30, 2014, Time TBD: Talks in two high schools in Alliston, Ontario.
• Thursday, October 30, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the One Book, One New Tecumseth program, Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston, Ontario.
• Monday, November 3, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Wasaga Beach Public Library, Wasaga Beach, Ontario.
• Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 9:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Port Hope Probus Club, Port Hope, Ontario.
• Thursday, November 6, 2014, 12:15 p.m.: A talk to the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto.
• Friday, November 7, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: Appearing at a dinner party as part of a fundraiser for 40 Homes for Dinner .
• Monday, November 10, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk for the McMaster Alumni Association, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 3:00 p.m.: A talk to the staff of the Brampton Library, Brampton, Ontario.
• Thursday, November 13, 2014, 10:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Probus Club of Stouffville, Stouffville, Ontario.
• Friday, November 14, 2014, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Strathroy Branch of the Middlesex County Library, Strathroy, Ontario.
• Saturday, November 15, 2014, 11:00 a.m.: Participating on a panel about the power of intuition at the Toronto International Book Fair .
• Sunday, November 16, 2014, 2:00 p.m.: Participating on a Canadian Authors Association self-publishing panel at the Toronto International Book Fair .
• Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Toronto.
• Thursday, November 20, 2014, noon: A talk entitled The Search for Honesty and Humour in Politics, for the University of Toronto Lecture Series, Markham, Ontario.
• Monday, December 1, 2014, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Bonnie Stern Book Club, Toronto.
• Thursday, December 4, 2014, 7:30 p.m.: A visit to a private book club in Toronto.
• Saturday, December 6, 2014, 7:00 p.m.: Attending a meeting of The Bootmakers of Toronto (The Sherlock Holmes Society of Canada), Toronto.
• Tuesday, December 16, 2014, noon: A talk for the Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore, Burlington, Ontario.

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