Okay, I promise to stop doing this but I thought it was neat that The High Road podcast seems to have rekindled interest in, and listenership of, the original podcast of The Best Laid Plans, the last chapter of which was uploaded more than three years ago! It’s also kind of nice to have my humble novels bookending the New York Times Book Review podcast and the BBC’s World Book Club podcast. I’m fortunate to be keeping such wonderful company.
Archive for June, 2010
TBLP joins THR in the iTunes Literature Top 5
Monday, June 14th, 2010The High Road Podcast: Chapter 3
Friday, June 11th, 2010Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Here is Chapter 3 of The High Road podcast, courtesy of McClelland & Stewart. In this episode, Angus makes an important announcement and we learn who the surprise Tory candidate is likely to be in Cumberland-Prescott. The response to the podcast so far has been thunderous. Thank you all.
The music that opens and closes the podcast is Game Day by Jon Schmidt and it’s available through Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning of each episode is Roger Dey.
THR podcast moves to #1 on iTunes
Thursday, June 10th, 2010I confess I was not expecting this. The High Road podcast hit #1 today on the iTunes Literature hit parade. I’m really not sure what it all means but it sure is nice to see it sitting at the top.
THR Podcast moving up the iTunes charts
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
I just checked iTunes to see where The High Road was sitting in the Literature podcast rankings and was pleased to discover that it’s now at number five on the charts. The THR podcast also seems to have breathed new life into The Best Laid Plans podcast, now more than three years old. The TBLP podcast is currently the 17th most popular literature podcast on iTunes. The media coverage of the announcement of the THR podcast has clearly helped. The downloads are growing daily and at a much faster clip than the TBLP podcast ever did. Here’s hoping the listeners keep coming…
The High Road Podcast: Chapter 2
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Here is Chapter 2 of The High Road podcast, courtesy of McClelland & Stewart. In this episode, we learn whether Angus will toss his hat into the ring and who’ll be at his side if he does. I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be uploading succeeding chapters weekly so stay tuned for Chapter 3 next week.
The music that opens and closes the podcast is Game Day by Jon Schmidt and it’s available through Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning of each episode is Roger Dey.
Thrilled to appear at the Elora Writers’ Festival
Friday, June 4th, 2010
I’m really looking forward to participating in the Elora Writers’ Festival this coming Sunday, June 6 in the picturesque village of Elora, Ontario. I’m humbled to be included among such a stellar constellation of Canadian writers. I’ll be one of six writers reading at the event. The others are this year’s Giller winner Linden MacIntyre, 1999 Giller winner Bonnie Burnard, Trillium Book Award winner Pasha Malla, Canlit stalwart Ray Robertson, and Barry Dempster who was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for his poetry. What an amazing lineup. Oh yes, and I’m there as well.
Flurry of coverage from THR podcast story
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010I was not expecting the news release McClelland & Stewart issued yesterday morning to attract as much media attention as it did. The idea was simply to announce that M&S would, for the first time, release a book (in this case, The High Road) in a serialized, chapter by chapter format, as a podcast, as I did with The Best Laid Plans back in 2007. And that it would be available for free. The President of M&S, Doug Pepper, was interviewed and the stories started rolling in from across Canada. In a spasm of self-indulgence, here’s a quick selection preserved on the blog for posterity’s sake.
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