TBLP was Canada’s #3 novel in 2011 Thank you Canada Reads! As I’ve noted before in this space, winning Canada Reads has been an extraordinary blessing. In […] February 14, 2012
My first virtual e-book signing… This was kind of neat. Margaret Atwood has a stake in a company called iDolVine that has created software and […] February 2, 2012
It’s shaping up to be a busy spring/summer… With my role as resident blogger for Canada Reads winding down, I’ve started to look ahead to what’s coming […] January 30, 2012
CanLit is Sexy? Who knew… CanLit is Sexy, an anonymous blog, has just popped up twisting the titles of selected Canadian novels in rather suggestive […] January 19, 2012
Five years later… Time to look back on my writing year, as I’ve done annually since starting this blog back in January, 2007. […] January 1, 2012
Just one more surreal TBLP moment… A few weeks ago at the Writers’ Trust Gala, I chatted for a few minutes with Margaret Atwood. Yes, Margaret […] December 26, 2011
Woodstock Reads chooses The High Road I was thrilled to learn recently that The High Road has been chosen as the Woodstock Reads 2012 selection. I’m […] December 2, 2011
CBC TV mini-series based on TBLP I’ve been sitting on this news for a few months now, but it’s finally official. The Best Laid Plans […] November 25, 2011
My piece in the engineering magazine, The Voice Not every one of my friends and acquaintances knows that I actually have an engineering degree, and at one point […] November 11, 2011