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The TLS is hip to Toronto . . .
Turns out the TLS has a soft spot for Toronto. In an upbeat review of How the Scots Invented Canada, the London-based journal (Dec. 10) — no stranger to acerbic commentary — encapsulates my take on an early governor-general. It then says that John Buchan’s words, “as McGoogan notes in this enjoyable book, show that…
Read MoreMacSkimming and Winter lead the charge?
Well, geez, already I like the Book Section in tomorrow’s Globe and Mail and the paper’s not on my doorstep yet. First we discover Roy MacSkimming writing about How the Scots Invented Canada: “There’s indeed much fun here, as well as instruction (Scots always like that), and your name doesn’t have to begin with Mc…
Read MoreAdventure Canada joins HarperCollins in launching the Scots
So how cool was that? We had a bagpiper precede me to the stage, we had publisher Phyllis Bruce of HarperCollins Canada produce a bottle of champagne, and we had Matthew Swan announce a fantastic contest involving the book and my next voyage with Adventure Canada. The book is How the Scots Invented Canada. The…
Read MoreThere WILL be bagpipes . . .
If you live in the Centre of the Universe, or even if you’re just visiting, there WILL be bagpipes at this bookish bash . . . for reasons that may well be obvious. Come on down!
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