The Canada Reads Effect… There has been much discussion lately of the so-called “Canada Reads Effect.” In past years, the Canada Reads winner has […] February 13, 2011
Canada Reads… Where to start? I’m still recovering from the Canada Reads 2011 finale on Wednesday. I stayed at home that morning, sequestered alone in […] February 12, 2011
Canada Reads event at Toronto Reference Library Last night, over 350 people crammed into the atrium of the Toronto Reference Library for a Canada Reads event. Fellow […] February 5, 2011
TBLP on CBC Radio 2’s Shift I had a great time a week or so ago with my old friend Tom Allen, the celebrated host of […] February 4, 2011
Yet another spasm of self-indulgence… It’s nice to have both my novels ahead of the much-talked about “O” (A Presidential Novel) by that well known […] January 30, 2011
Canada Reads 2011 – The home stretch Well, we’re less than two weeks away from the great Canada Reads 2011 debates (February 7, 8, 9). This year […] January 29, 2011
Steve Paikin invites me back to The Agenda Back in February, 2007, seven months before The Best Laid Plans was even in print, Steve Paikin, the thoughtful and […] January 19, 2011
TBLP Reader Review Round-Up I have received a few requests to include more reader reviews on this blog. So every once in a while […] January 17, 2011
Novel #3 – Writing update I’ve been asked often in the last several months whether I’m working on a third novel. I figured this […] January 8, 2011
5th printing of TBLP with the Canada Reads logo I received an envelope today from McClelland & Stewart. I wasn’t expecting anything from my publisher so it was with […] January 4, 2011
