Ready or not, Our Hero is coming your way . . .

  Just back from an exciting weekend in the Niagara area, thanks to the splendid Ridgeway Reading Series. What’s next? Thought you’d never ask.  — Nov. 5, Cambridge, Ontario. Third Age Learning, 10 a.m. to noon.  — Nov. 12, Toronto: Eh List, Toronto Reference Library. Note time change to 7 p.m.  —  Nov. 15, Montreal:…

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Legendary Different Drummer plays host to 50 Canadians

This morning took us out to Burlington to talk about 50 Canadians in the Different Drummer Book & Author Series. Would you believe that this series has been running since 1975? It may well be the oldest bookstore-based reading-talking-and-seriously-buying series in Canada. The only contender I can think of is the Books-and-Breakfast series operated by…

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