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No Relation a Globe and Mail Bestseller
It was thrilling to learn yesterday that just three days after being published, No Relation debuted at number five on the Globe and Mail bestsellers list. I well remember when Up and Down was...
View ArticleMy talk to the Ontario Writers’ Conference
Earlier this year, I was invited to give the closing address at the Ontario Writers’ Conference. It was not one of the standard talks I often give about one or another of my books or my strange journey...
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Eight years later…
It’s hard to believe, but eight years after writing my first blog post in this space, it’s time for my annual look back across the past year to reflect on how fortunate I’ve been in my writing life:...
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Happy Poles Apart Publication Day
Yesterday, Poles Apart officially became a book on its formal release date. You should now be able to find it in bookstores across the country. I celebrated last night by helping our ball hockey team,...
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Nine years later…
Yes, you’re right, it’s time to cast my mind back over the last year for the annual counting of my writerly blessings. I started this yearly tradition back in late December 2007, one year after I...
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A wonderful evening with Margaret Atwood
I’m a little tardy recording this memorable event, but better late than never. Back in May, Margaret Atwood invited me to be the speaker at an annual fundraiser in Windsor in support of the Pelee...
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Ten years later…
Early January is traditionally when I take a reflective look back across the preceding year and give thanks for all the good fortune that still seems to be trailing me around in my now ten year old...
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Gulf Islands Reading Tour
To kick off the promotion of my sixth novel, One Brother Shy, I’ll be touring the Gulf Islands off the coast of BC starting this coming Saturday. I’ll be talking about and reading from One Brother Shy...
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Iceland Writers Retreat next April!
What a thrill to be invited to serve on the faculty of the 2018 Iceland Writers Retreat next April. I’ve known other writers who have attended this wonderful and respected retreat and they rave about...
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Covid 19 cancels lots of upcoming events
The worldwide spread of the Corona Virus or Covid 19 is arguably the greatest threat to human life that our generation has confronted. I hope everyone is following the guidance health professionals...
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