Writers I revere: John Irving After reading almost exclusively nonfiction until I was nearly 30, I switched to fiction around 1988 and haven’t looked back. […] July 23, 2009
As requested, a shameless tour of five years It may be because it usually takes me about an hour to tell the tale of what I often call […] February 14, 2010
Summing up a very special week There is not nearly enough distance from the Leacock ceremony for me to offer any kind of perspective on what […] May 4, 2008
Behind Up and Down Between now and the launch of my new novel, Up and Down in September, I thought I might periodically share […] June 4, 2012
Trying my hand at teaching next fall… There’s an old adage that “those who can’t do, teach.” Thankfully, I’ve never really subscribed to that notion. In fact, […] January 14, 2010
