The High Road cracks the top 10 Okay, you know when I wrote in an earlier entry that I would try not to be quite so self-indulgent […] July 5, 2011
Speaking gig round-up I’ve been on the road quite a bit lately doing readings and talks. As I’ve noted before in this space, […] June 28, 2011
Self-indulgent screen grab for posterity’s sake I think of my blog partly as a digital scrapbook of this wild and wonderful writing journey I’ve been on […] June 17, 2011
A great tour through the west… I’ve been remiss in not posting for a week or so but I’ve been a bit under the gun at […] June 10, 2011
THR joins TBLP on the bestseller list… I had a quick look at BookManager the other day and clicked on the Canadian Fiction bestseller list that they […] May 7, 2011
My recent reading in Keswick A week or so ago, I made the easy drive north to the shores of Lake Simcoe for a reading […] April 22, 2011
After nearly four years, it’s finally happened… For that last few years, particularly in the last three months, friends and colleagues have often told me that they’d […] April 16, 2011
Speaking gigs a plenty… I’ve been very busy in the evenings and weekends with readings and speaking gigs and am really enjoying them. I […] April 14, 2011
Leacock Medal Shortlist: Thrilled all over again Yesterday, in an annual ritual freighted with wonderful memories for me, the five finalists for the 2011 Stephen Leacock Memorial […] April 2, 2011
One reason I write… I’ve never written to an author whose book I enjoyed reading. I probably will in the future. After The Best […] March 25, 2011