This so-called official page is bogus and is not authorized by me in any way.

Having now watched all the John Wick flicks I feel a little guilty taking that sick day over a paper cut.

Good choice. Also The Man Who Would Be King.

Back when I was an editor on the copy desk at the Toronto Star, I’d have been proud to write this headline.

This is my last week as Indigo's Author of the Month. You'll find many of my titles there, including my recent thriller Whistle, all 25 per cent off! indigo.ca/en-ca/books/au…

Thanks! That one was a blast to write.

One of those days when you suspect Wordle is taking jabs at the Trump administration. Wordle 1,532 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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.Linwood Barclay, the bestselling author of #Whistle, will be in conversation with Terry Fallis on September 6 @ 3 PM ET at the St. Lawrence Writers’ Festival in Brockville! Secure your tickets here: bit.ly/45D0jaI

On an 87th Precinct reread binge. McBain was a genius. As good, or better, than any of the genre’s greats.

Anyone who thinks Trump isn't laying the groundwork to stay in the White House after his second term isn't paying attention.

I am, too. Reading them from the first one in 1956 or so. I'm up to the 70s.

BREAKING: Alberta to ban books containing the words "erect", "nipple", and "intercourse," among others, so dictionaries will have to be pulped.

How long before this is a movie or series? Great story. nytimes.com/2025/09/02/nyr… via @NYTimes

Highest 2 Lowest, the new Spike Lee movie, is FANTASTIC.

Only one episode in, but Task (HBO) might end up being the best show of the year.

Another TV recommendation: The Paper, a kind of spinoff from The Office, about a small town newspaper. First episode was very promising, and as someone who worked in the biz when it was great and watched its decline, this show gets much of it right.

Wordle 1,548 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That’s kind of like getting it in one, right?

The next ⁦James Lee Burke⁩, coming in February. Lucky to have a chance to read it early. He writes, every year, the kind of book the rest of us would take 10 years to produce. I’m in awe of his powers.

These are dark, DARK times.