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
Mark Leiren-Young picks up his Leacock Last night I was back in Orillia, Ontario, for the annual Leacock Dinner at which the 2009 Leacock Medal was […] June 14, 2009
CFUW Author Night a blast in Bracebridge Last Friday night I was in beautiful Bracebridge, Ontario in the heart of Muskoka for the Canadian Federation of University […] June 14, 2009
Thinking of Paul Quarrington today… As I wrote recently in one of my little “Writers I revere” posts, I’ve been a fan of Paul Quarrington […] June 1, 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
Writers I revere: Paul Quarrington I first read King Leary, Paul Quarrington‘s 1987 Leacock winning novel, shortly after it was published, and then proceeded to […] May 23, 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
Bracebridge event coming up I have a talk/reading/signing coming up in beautiful Bracebridge, Ontario in a couple of weeks. I always enjoy these events […] May 20, 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