Booked for the 2010 Ontario Writers’ Conference This should be an interesting event. I’ve just been booked to run a session on self-promotion at the 2010 OWC […] June 17, 2009
McNally Robinson reading set for June 24th If you live in western Canada, you need no introduction to McNally Robinson. MR is the leading chain of independent […] May 24, 2009
TBLP in Cambridge Library book club program This is a very interesting initiative offered by the Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge Ontario, about an hour west of […] May 24, 2009
The eh List Author Series on May 27th I’m thrilled to be appearing as part of the very Canadian eh List Author Series at the North York Central […] May 21, 2009
Off the grid for a few days… I’ll be in Virginia for a few days for our annual golf pilgrimage. Each year in mid-May, my twin brother […] May 11, 2009
My first writers’ workshop I’ve never been to a writers’ workshop, so it goes without saying that I’ve certainly never led a writers’ workshop. […] May 7, 2009
TBLP back on the iTunes charts Who’d have thunk it! Nearly two years after the final episode of The Best Laid Plans podcast was posted, it’s […] May 3, 2009
2009 Leacock Award Announced I travelled to Orillia this past Thursday to complete my year as the 2008 Leacock Medal winner in the very […] May 3, 2009
TBLP cracks CBC Book Club’s top 10 funny books Wow! What an honour. There are some wonderful books on this list. Barney’s Version is among my favourites. I know […] April 30, 2009
TBLP essay in Globe Books online As part of celebrating the 2009 Leacock Medal presentation later this week, I wrote a piece for the Globe and […] April 29, 2009