Now this was a thrill… Nearly 24 years ago, I left Parliament Hill in the nation’s capital to return to Toronto and Queen’s Park to […] July 29, 2009
Writers I revere: John Irving After reading almost exclusively nonfiction until I was nearly 30, I switched to fiction around 1988 and haven’t looked back. […] July 23, 2009
Words Worth Books and TBLP There’s a wonderful bookstore in Waterloo, Ontario called Words Worth Books, that is well-known for its passionate and knowledgable staff, […] July 15, 2009
I’m back from the east coast Well, after another day of driving, the family and I arrived back in Toronto tonight after two weeks in Nova […] July 11, 2009
Heading to Nova Scotia for two weeks Tomorrow afternoon, we’re starting our family driving trip out to beautiful Nova Scotia to visit my wife’s family. We make […] June 25, 2009
Thanks McNally Robinson for a great event Last night I gave a talk and reading at the wonderful new McNally Robinson Toronto bookstore in Don Mills. Carla […] June 25, 2009
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
