The 2010 Leacock Gala — A wonderful night It was truly an honour to return to Orillia a few weeks ago for my third consecutive Leacock Gala to […] July 1, 2010
Back cover design for The High Road Here’s an early peek at the back cover of THR. There may still be some minor tweaks to make, but […] May 7, 2010
Will Ferguson wins the Leacock…again! Will Ferguson won the 2010 Leacock Medal last Thursday, his third. He is now the fourth writer in the history […] May 3, 2010
The 2010 Leacock Medal finalists unveiled This time of year always brings back vivid memories of March 27th, 2008. I was in Montreal on business, in […] April 2, 2010
Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy blurbs The High Road I’m very fortunate. First, the great and hilarious writer Ian Ferguson blurbed The High Road. Now, my ball hockey teammate, […] March 12, 2010
The great Ian Ferguson “blurbs” The High Road Ian Ferguson is wonderful writer and a very funny guy. I read his Leacock-winning book, Village of the Small Houses, […] March 5, 2010
McClelland & Stewart to publish The High Road It’s official. The paperwork is done, and I’m thrilled to announce that next September, McClelland & Stewart will publish the […] December 13, 2009
My first blurb… Another threshold crossed in my unexpected literary journey. I was directed to the Random House/Knopf Canada website today where I […] December 9, 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
