A last bit of shameless self-promotion

Just popping back in for a couple of plugs.

First, Please is now available in ebook form. I like to call this version the “author’s cut” because it contains notes from me about the writing of each of the episodes in the book. It also has a shiny new cover. All this for the price of a latte.

Second, The Warhol Gang will shortly be available in paperback. It also has a new cover, as well as a lovely quote from Robert J. Wiersema  — “occasionally nauseating.” Shininess all around.

All right, back to the drama.

CanCult on extended leave

I haven’t been able to post for a while due to some family issues, and unfortunately it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any time in the near future. So I’m going to have put CanCult on hold, as the baby and new book get priority. I’d like to say I ‘ll get back to posting when things return to normal, but I no longer know what normal is.

I’ll continue to update my writer-type blog, and I remain active on Facebook and Twitter, so follow me there if you want to keep in touch.

Posting on hold for a while

I’ve got a family crisis that’s taking up a lot of my time and mental stamina, as well as a baby that tries to smother himself every time I turn around, so I need to take a break from posting here while I get things sorted out. I’ll keep on with the updates at peterdarbyshire.com and hopefully get back to posting here when life returns to normal.

“It’s someone else’s town now, but it’s not my town”

The Post talks to Arcade Fire’s Win Butler about the band’s new album, The Suburbs. I’ve got the title track on heavy rotation now, and I can’t get enough of it.

Cross-Canada Tour—Summer Bouquet

From Metrix X’s Flickr stream.

Could Wylie vs. Random House happen in Canada?

I think Dean Cooke says it best: “No matter how large or small the agency in Canada, none of us have this kind of leverage here.”

Margaret Atwood sings with the Sadies

“Bless the life we eat” — everybody now!