Not only am I honoured to be in the fine literary company of David Sedaris and Masha Gessen on Heather Mallick’s hotlist of non-fiction for 2017, but also…
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A lot of readers have asked me why we didn’t include family photos in What Remains other than the one image on the cover. Truthfully my publisher and I…
Here’s a taste of photographer and documentary filmmaker’s beautiful photographs of some of the starring objects from What Remains. On May 10th, Knight and I will offer a…
Bowled over by Lisa Tant’s enthusiasm for the book–and her styling skills!
3 good things about spending a Saturday driving around to bookstores in Southern ontario: The day in question was Authors 4 Indies day, a day in support of small…
Met with Katherine Knight to tour her show at the Textile Museum of Canada and toss some ideas around about our dialogue May 10th on the subject of…
Here is a link to my essay in today’s Globe and Mail on objects and memory–and, ultimately What Remains: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/her-new-memoir-connects-her-mother-to-certainobjects/article34667400/
Rules on public speaking learned at this morning’s Ben McNally Books and Brunch: 1. Never take antihistamines before any sort of public speaking engagement as your mouth will…
Last night’s launch of What Remains was a love-in! If you want to spend a night getting heartfelt hugs from well-wishers, I highly suggest writing a book. So…
What I’ve learned so far–courtesy of the fabulous people at Zoomer magazine, who were kind enough to feature me in a Q&A in their March issue!