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
TBLP featured on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter Several weeks ago I went into the CBC Radio studios in Toronto to record a segment for Shelagh Rogers’ wonderful […] April 25, 2009
CBC Book Club contest asks a question… I’ve been a die-hard CBC Radio listener since childhood when my mother would tune in from dawn to dusk in […] April 25, 2009
A wonderful day at the Port Hope Public Library This past Saturday, I drove an hour east of Toronto to the beautiful town of Port Hope on the shores […] April 21, 2009
Indigo Lists, good for readers and writers I’ve always been a fan of the various lists that can be created and offered by and through most online […] April 10, 2009
Grimsby Authors Series – a great night This past Wednesday, late in the day, my wonderful publicist, Frances Bedford, picked me up at my office for a […] April 4, 2009
Reading at Toronto’s oldest library branch This past week I gave a talk and reading at the oldest library branch in the city of Toronto. The […] March 27, 2009
Writing Update: Chapter 1 is done… Well, I’m out of the starting blocks. I promise not to bore you all with chapter by chapter progress […] February 17, 2009
I’m now on the Speakers’ Spotlight roster I’m now part of the roster of speakers available through Canada’s leading agency, Speakers’ Spotlight. One of their executives came […] February 3, 2009