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I’m thrilled that the news is finally out: Lynn Thomson has won the 2015 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for her book Birding With Yeats. As I’m quoted saying in the news release, Birding With Yeats is an exquisitely written first book. Thomson’s writing makes you want to read the book as slowly as…
The shortlist for the 2015 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, as administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, has been announced. The finalists, in alphabetical order by surname, are: Judy McFarlane’s Writing With Grace: A Journey Beyond Down Syndrome Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A Gift From My Grandparents Lynn Thomson’s Birding With Yeats: A Memoir The winner…
I had the pleasure of taking part in a discussion about life without kids on TVO’s The Agenda With Steve Paikin a few weeks ago, which aired last night. I was there to talk about my own experience as a childless guy as well as my book Nobody’s Father: Life Without Kids. I joined journalist…
I had some great news from my publisher, TouchWood Editions, this week: A Family by Any Other Name has received a national medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards (known as the IPPYs). We received a silver medal in the Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Non-Fiction category. The IPPYs were launched in 1996 “to bring increased recognition to the…
Big news: A Family by Any Other Name is a finalist in the LGBT anthology category of the 27th annual Lambda Literary Awards! For those who are unaware, the Lammys, as they’re affectionately known, are the preeminent awards for LGBT and queer literature. As Quill and Quire reported, I’m one of 16 Canadians up for…