2017

Past Appearances

• Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Port Credit.
• Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Pointe-Claire Library, Montreal, Quebec.
• Thursday, January 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk at a reception announcing the naming of the new rink at Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, Toronto.
• Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon: A Skype call in to the McGill Community for Lifelong Learning Book Club.
• Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Burlington, Ontario.
• Sunday, January 29, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Renfrew Public Library, Renfrew, Ontario.
• Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m.: A talk and signing for the Heliconian Literary Lecture Series, Toronto.
• Thursday, February 16, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a community organization’s annual dinner in Cobourg, Ontario.
• Monday, February 27, 2017, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Women’s Probus Club of Alliston, Alliston, Ontario.
• Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing for a book club at the University Club, Toronto.
• Thursday, March 2, 2017, 9:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Waterloo Women’s Probus Club, Waterloo, Ontario.
• Saturday, March 4, 2017, 8:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature, Science, and Art, Hamilton, Ontario.
• Thursday, March 16, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Probus Club of Cooksville, Mississauga, Ontario.
• Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 10.:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Port Perry Probus Club, Port Perry, Ontario.
• Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the “Canadian Writers in Person” series, York University, Toronto.
• Wednesday, March 29, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: A talk to the Deer Park Library Book Club about The Best Laid Plans, Toronto.
• Thursday, March 30, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Springwater Public Library, Midhurst, Ontario.
• Friday, April 7, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: Skyping in to a book club in Hamilton, Ontario to discuss Poles Apart.
• Saturday, April 8, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: Honorary Chair for the Grate Groan-Up Spelling Bee, The Club at Bond Head, New Tecumseth, Ontario.
• Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a community fundraiser in Bracebridge, Ontario.
• Saturday, April 22, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria, B.C.
• Sunday, April 23, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Pender Island Public Library, Pender Island, B.C.
• Monday, April 24, 2016, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Salt Spring Island Public Library, Salt Spring Island, B.C.
• Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Powell River Public Library, Powell River, B.C.
• Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Courtenay Branch Library, Courtenay, B.C.
• Thursday, April 27, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Campbell River Branch Library, Campbell River, B.C.
• Friday, April 28, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Alert Bay Public Library, Alert Bay, B.C.
• Thursday, May 4, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Trent Hill Grannies for Africa fundraiser in Warkworth, Ontario.
• Friday, May 5-Sunday, May 7: Appearances at the 1000 Islands Writers Festival in Gananoque, Ontario. 
• Wednesday, May 10, 6:00 p.m.: Performing authorial duties at the Writers’ Trust annual Politics and the Pen dinner, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Thursday, May 11, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Clinton branch of the Huron Country Public Library, Clinton, Ontario.
• Saturday, May 13, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Wakefield Writers Festival, Wakefield, Quebec.
• Saturday, May 13, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: Leading a writers’ workshop at the Wakefield Writers Festival, Wakefield, Quebec.
• Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: Fulfilling authorial duties at the annual Pongapalooza fundraiser for First Book Canada in Toronto.
• Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at a fundraiser in Toronto.
• Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Pickering Probus Club, Pickering, Ontario.
• Monday, May 29, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Bonnie Stern Book Club, Toronto.
• Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Northumberland Probus Club, Colborne, Ontario.
• Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: Official Toronto launch of One Brother Shy, Dora Keogh Pub, Toronto.
• Thursday, June 1, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of Brockville Loves Books, Brockville, Ontario.
• Saturday, June 10, 2017, 12:30: Appearing at the Prose in the Park Literary Festival, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Monday June 12, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: An onstage interview, reading, and signing for A Different Drummer Books, Burlington, Ontario.
• Tuesday, June 13, 8:40 a.m.: An appearance on Global Television’s The Morning Show about One Brother Shy.
• Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Canadian Federation of University Women Author’s Night, Newmarket, Ontario.
• Monday, June 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing with Words Worth Books at the Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener, Ontario.
• Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.: Taping an interview with Tom Power on CBC Radio’s Q, One Brother Shy for later broadcast  Toronto.
• Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at The Bookshelf in Guelph, Ontario.
• Thursday, June 29, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Sarnia Library Auditorium organized by The Book Keeper, Sarnia, Ontario.
• Friday, July 7 – Saturday, July 8: Readings, talks, and interviews as part of Read by the Sea Literary Festival, River John, Nova Scotia.
• Thursday, July 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: Visiting a book club to discuss Up and Down, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
• Friday, July 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: Hosting and reading at the Leacock Summer Festival, Humour Showcase, Orillia, Ontario.
• Friday, August 4, 2017, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Probus Club of South Simcoe, Alliston, Ontario.
• Friday, August 18, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: A talk to the Summer Reading Club at the Brampton Library, Brampton, Ontario.
• Friday, September 8, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A visit to a book club in Caledon, Ontario.
• Saturday, September 9, 2017, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Dufferin Arts Council and Booklore bookstore, Westminster United Church, Orangeville, Ontario.
• Saturday, September 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m.: Interviewing Mary Walsh about her new novel, organized by Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge, Ontario.
• Sunday, September 10, Time TBD: A reading at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario.
• Wednesday, September 20, 3:00 p.m.: A Skype call into a book club in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Thursday, September 21, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge, Ontario.
• Saturday, September 23, 2017, 1:00 p.m.: A reading and signing at the 10th annual Writers Reading, Westport, Ontario.
• Sunday, September 24, 2017: Appearing at Word on the Street, Toronto.
• Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Women’s Probus Club of Lindsay, Lindsay, Ontario.
• Friday September 29-30, 2017: Appearing at the Lunenburg Lit Festival in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
• Thursday, October 12 – Sunday, October 15, 2017: Talks, panels, readings, and signings at the Whistler Writers Festival, Whistler, B.C.
• Monday, October 16, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Sheep River Library, Turner Valley, Alberta.
• Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, for the Elgin County Library, Port Stanley, Ontario.
• Thursday, October 19, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and signing at a Liberal Fundraiser in Aurora, Ontario.
• Sunday, October 22, Time TBD: An appearance at the Stratford Writers Festival, Stratford, Ontario.
• Monday, October 23, 2017, noon: Giving the luncheon address at the Women in Nuclear conference in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Monday, October 23, 2017, 8:30 p.m.: An appearance at the Ottawa Writers Festival, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Friday, October 27, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: An International Festival Of Authors roundtable, “Uncovering the Past,” Harbourfront, Toronto.
• Saturday, October 28, 2017, 6:00 p.m.: An International Festival Of Authors roundtable, “True North: Stories of Canada,” Harbourfront, Toronto.
• Monday, October 30, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: An International Festival Of Authors road show event in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
• Thursday, November 2, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Victoria Village branch of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto.
• Friday, November 3, 2017, 1:30 p.m.: A talk to the Legislative Interns at Queen’s Park, Toronto.
• Monday, November 6, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at Bryan Prince Bookseller in Hamilton, Ontario.
• Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A visit to a book club in Toronto.
• Thursday, November 9, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and reading to launch the DAISY audio version of One Brother Shy at the CNIB Community Hub, Toronto.
• Friday, November 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Medicine Hat Public Library, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
• Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, West Vancouver, B.C.
• Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 7:00 p.m.: A visit to a book club in Toronto.
• Thursday, December 7, 2017, 8:00 a.m.: A talk and signing for the K-Club breakfast series in Kitchener, Ontario.
• Thursday, December 7, 2017, 11:00 a.m.: A talk at Google Canada headquarters,  Kitchener, Ontario.

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