Upcoming Events

Soloway JCC Jewish Book Festival, Ottawa – October 24, 2025

I will be speaking about the making of identity and Jewish identity in my poetry and fiction.

Here’s a link to the program and how you can purchase tickets.

Previous Events:

Meet the Author Sunday – April 7, 2024

I will be participating in the “Meet the Author Sundays” series at Westboro Books here in Ottawa where authors, read, discuss their work and sign their books. It’s a wonderful way to bring readers and authors together in a relaxed setting and is open to all.

Westboro Books Book Club January 28, 2024

I am pleased that The Great Goldbergs has been chosen to inaugurate Westboro Books’ new Canadian literature book club. I will be coming by for the second hour of the book club meeting to speak with moderator Lisa Carver of Intralingo and take questions from the audience. Attendance is limited to book club members. To join the book club, please contact the bookstore.

The Great Goldbergs launched in Ottawa on October 10, 2023

Thanks to everyone who came out to The Spaniel’s Tale bookstore to celebrate the release of my new novel. I spoke about why I wrote the book, a bit about how, and about some of the themes: growing up, becoming who you are, storytelling, friendship, and searching for the truth.

Past events for The Art of Being Lewis:

Presentation about identity in Judaism and literature at a Zoom Books and Bagels event hosted by the Beth Emeth Congregation in Toronto at 10 am on Sunday June 6, 2020.

Zoom presentation and discussion hosted by the Shaar Shalom Congregation in Halifax and the Atlantic Jewish Council on the evening of December 3, 2020

I spoke about the theme of identity in Judaism, literature, and the challenges that Lewis faces in defining his own identity. Participants had a number of great questions, including:

How did I learn about architecture? (It’s Lewis’s profession.)

I’ve always loved architecture and had some books on my shelves. My cousin who gives tours of Montreal architecture when he’s not caring for geriatric patients sent me a book on Montreal architecture when I mentioned to him that I was thinking about writing the book. And I googled a few articles …

Did the character of Lewis come to me early on or did I figure him out as I went?

He came to me early on in part in that embarrassing scene in the park, which I wrote first. From there, I learned more and more about him.

Who are some of my favourite Atlantic Canadian writers?

The novelist David Adams Richards and the poet Alden Nowlan.

Discussion via Zoom with a private book club in Simcoe County, ON on August 10, 2020

Book talk and signing at the Greenberg Families Library in the Ottawa JCC on May 26, 2019 at 1 pm.

Calgary Launch (Presentation and Book Signing) at Owl’s Nest Books on April 25, 2019 at 7pm.

Ottawa Launch (Book Signing and Meet the Author) at Perfect Books on April 28, 2019 from 1-3pm.

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Montreal Launch (Presentation and Book Signing) at Bibliophile Bookstore on May 5, 2019 at 1:30 pm.

Calgary Jewish Book Festival on Saturday December 5, 2015 at 6:30 PM at the Calgary Jewish Community Centre

Private Book Club, Calgary on Monday May 25, 2015

Launch for Catullus’s Soldiers on Thursday May 14, 2015 at 7 pm at Owl’s Nest Books

CBC Radio Saint John “Off the Shelf” on Monday December 15, 2014 at 7:50 am AST

I will be speaking with CBC Radio Information Morning Host Hance Colburne about Sons and Fathers and writing, including my first-ever poem, called “Snow” and “written” (actually spoken and kindly transcribed by my mother) when I was two years old.

Meet the Author – Calgary Jewish Book Festival on December 7, 2014

September 23, 2014

I launched Sons and Fathers in Calgary on September 23, 2014 at The Owl’s Nest bookstore in Britannia Plaza at 815 49th Ave. SW.

(Photo credit: Ashley Nixon)

Thanks to Michael Hare of The Owl’s Nest for inviting me, and to all my friends and family who showed up to celebrate the launch of my first book and ask me tough questions! It was a very special evening.