2026

Past Appearances

• Thursday, January 8, 2026, 4:30 p.m.: Zooming into a book club to discuss The Best Laid Plans.
• Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: A book talk on The Marionette hosted by The Badminton and Racquet Club, Toronto.
• Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: Presenting a talk called The Writer’s First Responsibility, to the London Writers Society, London, Ontario.
• Thursday, January 29, 2026, 2:00 p.m.: A virtual talk on The Marionette for those registered in the Creative Aging Books & Ideas series.
• Sunday, February 15, 2026, 2:00 p.m.: Serving as one of the “champions” advocating for the 2025 Leacock Medal-winning novel I Hope This Finds You Well, by Natalie Sue, in the inaugural edition of Cobourg Reads, Cobourg, Ontario.
• Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: Participating in “Drunk Fiction: Can Lit Readings at the Caledonian,” Toronto.
• Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:30 a.m.: A talk on The Marionette at the Whitby/Brooklin Probus Club, Whitby, Ontario.
• Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:00 p.m.: A Zoom interview for the Courtney Park Writers.
• Thursday, March 26, 9:00 a.m.: Appearing at an Appleby College Parent Association Book Club meeting to discuss The Marionette, Oakville, Ontario.
• Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:00 noon: A panelist for a Writers’ Trust webinar for applicants to the 2026 Bronwen Wallace Awards.
• Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1:00 p.m.: Delivering a writing workshop for the Muskoka Authors’ Association, Bracebridge, Ontario.
• Monday, March 30, 2025, 10:00 a.m.: A talk on The Marionette for the Dundas Probus Club, Dundas, Ontario.
• Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: A talk on the paucity of funny novels at the Burlington Public Library, Burlington, Ontario.
• Monday, April 6, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: Meeting with a book club to discuss A New Season, Belleville, Ontario.
• Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.: A talk on The Marionette at Metropolitan United Church in London, Ontario.
• Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m: A talk on The Marionette at the Severn Township Library, Coldwater, Ontario.
• Sunday, April 19, 2026, 2:00 p.m.: Announcing the winners of the Canadian Authors Association Karen Gansel Short Fiction Award, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
• Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: An onstage interview as part of the Books on the Bench, fundraiser for the Lincoln Pelham Public Library, Stonewall Estates, Jordan, Ontario.
• Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m.: Visiting a book club to discuss The Marionette, in Barrie, Ontario.
• Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7:30 p.m.: Zooming into a private book club in Brockville, Ontario, to discuss Operation Angus.
• Thursday, April 30, 2026 6:00 p.m.: A talk on The Marionette at the Collingwood Public Library, Collingwood, Ontario.
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.: Attending a book club to discuss The Marionette, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: Appearing at the KInplex in Flesherton as the Guest Author for the Grey Highlands Public Library’s annual Spring Harvest Café, Flesherton, Ontario.
• Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: A talk entitled, An Unorthodox Journey to the Published Land, as part of the Yorkminster Park, Speakers Series, Toronto. 
• Monday, May 11, 2026, 7:30 p.m.: Being interviewed by my good friend, the writer Joe Kertes about The Marionette as part of the Classi Learning series of online talks.
• Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: Interviewing my friend, Rod Carley about this novel, Ruff, as part of The Heart of the Story series in Port Perry, Ontario.
• Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.: A talk to a Probus Club in Caledon, Ontario.
• Thursday, May 21, 2026, 2:00 p.m.: Presenting a webinar on the Lost Generation writers of 1920s Paris, hosted by Classical Pursuits and Worldwide Quest, two cultural tour companies.