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Great Time in Toronto
I had a wonderful time, reading at Guernica Editions' Spring Launch in Toronto. It was a full program with seven other Guernica authors...

Con Cú
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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Interview with Dylan Black
I thought that you might enjoy this short interview with Ottawa's Rogers Daytime TV host Dylan Black about my second novel, Quill of the...

Con Cú
Mar 19, 20191 min read
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Cross-Canada Book Launches for Quill of the Dove
I am delighted to be launching Quill of the Dove in Vancouver, my hometown. The launch will be at Massy Books (229 East, Georgia Street)...

Con Cú
Mar 14, 20191 min read
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On the Road in 2019
Things are looking up in 2019. My publisher, Guernica Editions, has organized some exciting book launches in Vancouver, Toronto and...
Ian Thomas Shaw
Jan 26, 20192 min read
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2018 A Banner Year - Bracing for the Fast Ride in 2019
With two hours to go to the end of 2018, I just wanted to say to family and friends that it has been a banner year for my writing and...

Con Cú
Jan 1, 20193 min read
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Launching
My book launches for Toronto and Montreal are now lined up, and I am now musing over where to launch Quill of the Dove in Ottawa and...

Con Cú
Nov 11, 20182 min read
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Guernica Editions at 40
I drove down to Toronto and back yesterday to participate in my publisher's fortieth anniversary bash at the International Festival of...

Con Cú
Oct 28, 20182 min read
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From Toronto to Montreal with Books
I enjoyed a wonderful Sunday lunch as a guest of my publisher, Guernica Editions, at the stunning Toula Restaurant in Toronto. Located on...

Con Cú
Oct 23, 20181 min read
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Interview with Toronto Literary Critic Mayank Bhatt
I was pleased to participate in an interview with Toronto literary critic Mayank Bhatt about my new novel Quill of the Dove and the...

Con Cú
Oct 16, 20181 min read
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German Translation for Frankfurt 2020?
I feel very honoured that my publisher, Guernica Editions, has chosen to feature my novel, Quill of the Dove, as the first entry in its...

Con Cú
Oct 6, 20181 min read
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Wow, They are Beautiful!
Nothing is quite as sweet for an author as opening a box of his freshly printed novels. I had the opportunity to grab from Gauvin...

Con Cú
Oct 2, 20181 min read
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Quill of the Dove Reading at the Guernica Editions 40th-Anniversary - Oct. 17
I am excited to be invited to do a short reading of my novel, Quill of the Dove, at my publisher's 40th-anniversary reception in Ottawa...

Con Cú
Sep 29, 20181 min read
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Emceeing the 2018 Frank Hegyi Award
Last night, I had the honour to emcee the second annual Frank Hegyi Award ceremony in Ottawa. There was a great turnout of local writers...

Con Cú
Sep 27, 20181 min read
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Counting down the days...
I AM LITERALLY COUNTING DOWN the days until the first run of Quill of the Dove is printed. My publisher Guernica Editions (MiroLand...

Con Cú
Sep 15, 20181 min read
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New Cover for Quill of the Dove
Thanks to the excellent work of Guernica Editions' graphic designer, Rafael Chimicatti, Quill of the Dove, has a new cover. The cover...

Con Cú
Aug 30, 20181 min read
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Just finished reading Clifford by Harold R. Johnson
I have just finished reading Clifford by Harold R. Johnson. This fabulous memoir, published by House of Anansi, centres on the author's...

Con Cú
Aug 18, 20181 min read
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A Summer of Reading Strong Women Writers
I have just finished reading Carol Off's All We Leave Behind. It is a powerful account of this Canadian journalist's crusade to bring to...

Con Cú
Aug 13, 20181 min read
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Joining My Latin American Writer Friends on July 28 in Ottawa
Hola! I have been invited to read a short excerpt from the manuscript of my second novel, Quill of the Dove, at the Tarde de Poesia...

Con Cú
Jul 26, 20181 min read
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Ottawa Reading of Quill of the Dove
On June 19, 2018, I will give my first public reading of my second novel, Quill of the Dove, at the Summer Reading Evening of the Ottawa...
Ian Thomas Shaw
May 24, 20181 min read
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A Very Good Day, Indeed!
Today, I signed my contract with Guernica Editions to publish my novel, Quill of the Dove, under Guernica's MiroLand imprint. It was a...
Ian Thomas Shaw
Apr 25, 20183 min read
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