Mark Leslie's Blog

Mark Leslie is a writer, editor and bookseller who lives in Southern Ontario. In 2005, Mark joined the blogging bandwagon and started posting random thoughts and musings on writing, bookselling and being a father.

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Yes, Virginia, THE CANADIAN MOUNTED Was A Real Book

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One of the most common questions I see asked, whenever someone notices/attends to the book Del Griffith (John Candy) is reading when he and ...
Friday, October 14, 2022

Five Fascinating F*ck-Related Facts from the Film Planes Trains, and Automobiles

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One of most memorable and quoted moments in PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES is when Neal Page, played by Steve Martin, returns to the Marath...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Lover's Moon: The Podcast

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On May 24, 2022, the latest novel in my Canadian Werewolf series launches. LOVER'S MOON was co-authored with my friend Julie Strauss a...
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Meet the Cambridge Authors Event

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On December 10, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:30 to 8:30 PM, I'll be appearing, along with more than a dozen other local authors, at t...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

The Canadian Mounted

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If, like me, you pay attention to when books appear in movies, you might be familiar with the mass market paperback that John Candy (Del Gri...
Sunday, October 24, 2021

2021 WMG Publishing Halloween Spectacular

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If you like the Halloween season the way I do, you're already anticipating a bit of a let down come November, when it's over for ano...
Sunday, October 17, 2021

Uncanny Tales: Storytime for Adults

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I was honored that Chris Humphreys recently read some of my short fiction as part of the Vancouver Public Library 's "Uncanny Tale...
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Meet The Author: Burlington Public Library

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On Aug 31, 2021 Burlington Public Library is hosting an event with me.   During the event I'll be sharing my journey through writing and...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Video Review of Canadian Werewolf Books

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 I was beyond thrilled to see how much Nichi, the host of Dark Between the Pages, enjoyed my Canadian Werewolf books. In this video review,...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Best Book Ever Podcast: Neil Peart's Traveling Music

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I was a guest on a recent episode, Episode 58 of the Best Book Ever Podcast. Book worm host Julie Strauss and I talked about Neil Peart...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Dark Between Pages Live Chat

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I had the opportunity to chat with Nichi of Dark Between Pages the other day during an hour long live chat. Okay, we went one hour and eight...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

I Never Thought I Would (Present Margaret Atwood with a Lifetime Achievement Award)

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I had a great chat with Jennifer Lieberman on your YouTube show I Never Thought I Would and got to share the great honor of presenting Mar...
Thursday, June 24, 2021

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  “Fantasy—and all fiction is fantasy of one kind or another—is a mirror. A distorting mirror, to be sure, and a concealing mirror, set at f...
Friday, June 18, 2021

Scribble Worth's Review of FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES

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I was thrilled to read this review on the Scribble Worth's blog for my latest novel, FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES . This is a link to...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me

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Do you ever feeling like someone is watching you? I do. All the time.   But perhaps there's a good reason for it. ( Click to see video )...
Saturday, June 12, 2021

Why Can't I Do Normal Memes? Boop The Floof

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It started off as a normal meme. That cute little audio clip originally created by Matt Cox ( @findmattcox on TikTok) while my phone camera...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Toronto Public Library Sets World Record for Digital Downloads

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A recent CTV Toronto news update shared that Toronto Public Library (with 100 branches) has broken a world record with 8 million digital do...
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