It’s going to be a busy few months…

I’ve just updated the Appearances page with a raft of new speaking/reading/signing gigs that have been coming in recently.  Many of the new ones are from public libraries, which I think is wonderful.  I’m thrilled that most libraries across the country seem to have stocked TBLP.  I always enjoy  meeting  book-lovers in general and TBLP readers in particular.  Perhaps I’ll see some of you at one of these upcoming events.  If you’re there, speak up!

• 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.

• Tuesday, April 21, 2009: A talk at a private book club in Ottawa, Ontario.

• 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.