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
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
Unveiling TBLP as a Canada Reads Finalist CBC has just posted the video clip from the November 24th “big reveal” of the five 2011 Canada Reads finalists […] December 20, 2010
Flurry of coverage from THR podcast story I was not expecting the news release McClelland & Stewart issued yesterday morning to attract as much media attention as […] June 2, 2010
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