Launch for A Place for People Like Us at Flying Books, in Toronto

What an absolutely incredible night. Thank you so much to everyone who came to celebrate with us, to Flying Books and Catherine Bush and Heather Wood and to Electric Love Bakeshop for the amazing book cake, and all the wonderful friends and writers and family who came to celebrate, thank you so much 💗💗💗💗😍📚🎉🎂

The amazing window display at Flying Books, with copies of A Place For People Like Us in the window

Amazing book cake courtesy of Electric Love Bakery

Look at this amazing crowd :)

The brilliant Catherine Bush and I

Reading from A Place For People Like Us

Catherine Bush reading from her beautiful short story collection, Skin

The wonderful Heather Wood

With the wonderful Richard Scrimger, who was my mentor so many years ago at Humber School for Writers, who remains a dear friend.

With the wonderful Kelly S Thompson

With the wonderful KR Wilson

With the wonderful Emily Weedon

With the wonderful Aviva Rubin

With the amazing Catherine Bush and Heather Wood

With the wonderful Richard Scarsbrook

With the wonderful Chyx Xyng

With the wonderful Ellen Michaelson and Stephanie Wyled

With my amazing partner and husband <3

With my mom <3