2018

Past Appearances

• Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A visit to a “Read for the Cure” book club in Toronto.

• Saturday, January 13, 2018, 8:00 p.m.: A guest on Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show, Toronto, ON.

• Sunday, January 14, 2018, 1:00 p.m.: A talk to a book club in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

• Wednesday, January 17, 2018, noon: A talk to the York Club in Toronto.

• Monday, January 22, 2018, 7:30 p.m.: A visit to a private book club in Aurora, Ontario.

• Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 1:00 p.m.: A visit to Greenwood College School, Toronto.

• Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and signing at an International Association of Business Communicators event in Toronto.

• Friday, February 9, 2018, noon: A talk, reading, and signing for the Kingsway Women’s Club, Etobicoke, Ontario.

• Monday, February 19, 2018, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Fenelon Falls Probus Club, Fenelon Falls, Ontario.

• Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Women’s Probus Club of Brampton Flower City, Brampton, Ontario.

• Wednesday, February 21, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the East York Probus Club, Toronto.

• Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and signing at Books & Beer, a fundraiser for the Elora Writers Festival, Elora, Ontario.

• Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a local CNIB book club, Toronto.

• Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 10:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Probus Club of Swan Lake, Markham, Ontario.

• Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Gravenhurst Probus Club, Gravenhurst, Ontario.

• Friday, April 6, 2018, 2:00 p.m.: Skyping in to a book club in Hamilton, Ontario.

• Wednesday, April 11-Sunday, April 15, 2018: Teaching and appearing at the Iceland Writers Retreat, Reykjavik, Iceland.

• Friday, April 27-Sunday, April 29, 2018: Appearances at the 1000 Islands Writers Festival, Gananoque, Ontario.

• Thursday, May 10, 2018, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Mimico Cruising Book Club, Mimico, Ontario.

• Monday, May 14, 2018, 6:30 p.m.: Participating in the Scrabble with the Stars fundraiser for Performing Arts Future Care, Sony Centre, Toronto.

• Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Prince Edward County Public Library (Picton Branch), Picton, Ontario.

• Monday, May 28, 2018, Time TBD: A talk, reading, and signing for the Masters book club, Mimico, Ontario.

• Thursday, May 31 – Sunday, June 3, 2018: Appearances as part of the NorthWords NWT, a writers festival in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

• Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 6:00 p.m.: A visit to a private book club in Toronto.

• Thursday, June 7, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Ladies Golf Club of Toronto.

• Thursday, June 21, 2018, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Beaverton Branch of the Brock Township Public Library, Beaverton, Ontario.

• Thursday, June 28, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the RiverBend Speakers Series, River, London, Ontario.

• Thursday, August 9, 2018, 10:30 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Westway Probus Club, Mississauga, Ontario.

• Tuesday, August 14 – Sunday, August 19: Appearing at the Writers at Woody Point literary festival, Woody Point, Newfoundland.

• Monday, August 27-Thursday, August 30, 2018: A talk to the 2018 Hansard Association of Canada Conference, Whitehorse, Yukon.

• Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Whitehorse Public Library, Whitehorse, Yukon.

• Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: Chairing a panel discussion on the idea of “home” with other writers at Ben McNally Books, Toronto.

• Friday, September 21, 2018, 1:00 p.m.: A visit to a private book club in Toronto.

• Friday, September 21, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk at the East York Kiwanis Club’s 75th anniversary celebration, Toronto.

• Thursday, October 4, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A Skype call in to a book club in Aylmer, Quebec, to discuss The Best Laid Plans.

• Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a group of entrepreneurs, Scarborough, Ontario.

• Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:00 p.m.: A talk and signing as part of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Reads (SDG Reads), Avonmore, Ontario.

• Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 2:30 p.m.: A talk to a conference of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Toronto.

• Thursday, October 25, 2018, noon: A luncheon talk to the Retired Teachers of Ontario, Waterloo District, Waterloo, Ontario.

• Thursday, November 1, 2018, 7:00 p.m.: Keynote at a McMaster University dinner to celebrate the success of researchers across all faculties,  Hamilton, Ontario.

• Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Uxbridge Probus Club, Uxbridge, Ontario.

• Thursday, November 21, 2018, 6:30 p.m.: Moderating a panel discussion with other writers at McMaster University celebrating the institution’s Writer in Residence program, Hamilton, Ontario.

Total: 42