2019

Past Appearances

• Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Oshawa chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women, Oshawa, Ontario.
• Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and signing for the Red Oak Club in Oakville, Ontario.

• Sunday, February 10, 2019, 2:00 p.m.: A talk at the Iceland Travel Show about my time on the faculty of the Iceland Writers Retreat. Toronto.

• Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk to a Liberal fundraiser in Welland, Ontario.

• Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a Probus club in Pickering, Ontario.

• Monday, February 25, 2019, 1:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Rendezvous Club, The Old Mill, Toronto.

• Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk at Books and Beer in support of the Elora Writers Festival, Elora, Ontario.

• Sunday, March 3, 2019, 11:00 a.m.: Interviewing author Carl Honore on stage about his new book, Bolder, Uxbridge, Ontario.

• Thursday, March 7, 2019, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Toronto Hunt Club, Toronto.

• Monday, March 11, 2019, 3:30 p.m.: Visiting a book club in Barrie, Ontario.

• Saturday, March 16, 2019, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Leading a humour writing workshop for the Alexandra Writers Centre Society, Calgary, Alberta.

• Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and reading for the Ottawa Independent Writers, Ottawa, Ontario.

• Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Barrie Innisfil Provincial Liberal Riding Association, Barrie, Ontario.

• Thursday, April 18, 2019, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Twin Lakes Probus Club, Orillia, Ontario.

• Thursday, April 24, 2019, 11:30 a.m.: Speaking to a staff gathering at Status of Women Canada, Gatineau, Quebec.

• Friday, April 26-Sunday, April 28, 2019: Appearances at the 1000 Islands Writers Festival, Gananoque, Ontario.

• Monday, April 29, 2019, 2:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Deer Park Public Library Book Club to discuss Up and Down, Toronto.

• Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Humber Bay Library, Toronto.

• Saturday, May 11, 2019, 5:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at a Dine with the Author event in support of the Callandar Library and Rotary International, North Bay, Ontario.

• Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 12:00 noon: A talk, reading, and signing at the Rideau Club, Ottawa, Ontario.

• Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 6:00 p.m.: Performing authorial duties at the annual Writers Trust Politics and the Pen dinner at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario.

• Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 1:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the “By the Bay” Probus Club in Collingwood, Ontario.

• Thursday, May 23, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and signing at a fundraiser in Oakville, Ontario.

• Friday, May 31, 2019, 10:30 a.m.: Speaking to the 2019 Ontario Legislature Internship Program, Queen’s Park, Toronto.

• Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Milton Escarpment Probus Club, Milton, Ontario.

• Monday, June 24, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A visit to a book club in Toronto.

• Thursday, June 27, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: Interviewing Frederik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove, for Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge Music Hall, Uxbridge, Ontario.

• Sunday, August 11, 2019, 1:00 p.m.: A reading as part of the fifth annual Authors in the Hills of Mulmur event, Mulmur, Ontario.

• Monday, August 12, 2019, 5:30 p.m.: The official launch of Albatross, my seventh novel, Dora Keogh Pub, 141 Danforth Ave., Toronto.

• Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18, 2019: Appearing at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt, British Columbia.

• Sunday, August 18, 2019, 10:00 a.m.: Appearing at a Vancouver Writers Festival Books & Brunch event at the Granville Island Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

• Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 9:00 a.m.: Taping an hour-long interview with Richard Crouse at NewsTalk 1010 to air later.

• Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing alongside friend and writer Ted Barris for Beggars Banquet Books in Gananoque, Ontario.

• Sunday, September 8, 2019 time 12:30 p.m.: Appearing at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario.

• Monday, September 9, 2019, 6:00 p.m.: A talk for the Out of the Rough Golf Tournament in support of the St. Michael’s Head Injury Clinic, Thornhill Golf Club, Thornhill, Toronto.

• Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Clarington Probus Club.

• Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at Belmont House, Toronto, St. Courtice, Ontario.

• Thursday, September 12, 2019. 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto, Toronto.

• Sunday, September 15, 2019, Time TBD: Tentative Toronto International Festival of Authors Lit on Tour appearance in Huntsville, Ontario.

• Thursday, September 19, 2019, 10:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Probus Club of Durham Central, Ajax, Ontario.

• Thursday, September 19, 2019, 7:00 p.m: A talk, reading, and signing at The Alibi pub in partnership with Novel Idea bookstore, Kingston, Ontario.

• Friday, September 20, 1:00 p.m.: A talk to a private book club in Toronto.

• Thursday, October 3, 10:30 a.m.: Participating in the Toronto Public Library Foundation’s “I’m Library People Day” at the Toronto Reference Library, Toronto.

• Saturday, October 5, 2019, 1:00 p.m.: Signing books and chatting with readers at Forster’s Book Garden in Bolton, Ontario.

• Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Canadian Federation of University Women Southport in Southampton, Ontario (open to the public).

• Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 9:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for A Different Drummer Books as part of their Book & Author Series, Burlington, Ontario.

• Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Sheep River Library, Turner Valley, Alberta.

• Friday, October 18-Sunday, October 21, 2019: Appearances at the 24th annual Calgary WordFest, Calgary, Alberta.

• Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Marmora & Lake Public Library, Marmora, Ontario.

• Friday, October 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m.: An appearance at the Ottawa International Writers Festival, Ottawa, Ontario.

• Saturday, October 26, 2019, noon: Lunch keynote at the Ontario Writers’ Conference, Newmarket, Ontario.

• Saturday, October 26, 2019: A panel discussion and signing as part of the inaugural Book Drunkard Festival in Uxbridge, Ontario.

• Monday, October 28, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk and reading for the Grimsby Authors Series, Grimsby, Ontario.

• Friday, November 1, 1:30 p.m.: A talk to the participants in the Ontario Legislature Internship Program, Toronto.

• Sunday, November 3, 2019, Time TBD: A talk, reading, and signing at the Words Festival, London, Ontario.

• Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at Leaside Library, Toronto.

• Wednesday, November 6, 10:30 a.m.: A visit to the Ontario Legislature hosted by the Speaker, the Honourable Ted Arnott.

• Thursday, November 7, 2019, 6:30 p.m.: A talk and reading at the Humber Bay Library, Toronto.

• Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing as part of the Wine and Words author series, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

• Thursday, November 14, 11:00 a.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Durham West Probus Club, Ajax, Ontario.

• Thursday, November 14, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Midland Public Library, Midland, Ontario.

• Sunday, November 17, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Titles@Table40 dinner for Books on Beechwood, in Ottawa, Ontario.

• Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 6:30 p.m.: A talk, reading and signing at the Badminton and Racquet Club, Toronto.

• Thursday, November 21, 2019, 6:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for the Canadian Club of Halton, Oakville, Ontario.

• Monday, November 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m.: A talk at Read for the Cure in Montreal, Quebec.

• Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing for The Whiff of Grape, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto.

• Thursday, November 28, 2019, 11:30 a.m.: Blind Date with a Book, including a talk to the Writers Craft students of Westside Secondary School in Orangeville, Ontario.

• Thursday, November 28, 2019, 7:00 p.m.: A talk, reading, and signing at the Cliffcrest Library, Toronto.

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