http://www.markmedley.net The online home of Mark Medley Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:38:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brad Smith was one of the first authors I ever interviewed, back when I was writing for Torontoist. I spoke to him again, recently, and my profile runs in today's paper. http://www.markmedley.net/2012/01/17/brad-smith/ Last week, I had lunch with William Gibson and talked about his first-ever collection of non-fiction, Distrust That Particular Flavor. My story ran today. http://www.markmedley.net/2012/01/16/wiliam-gibson/ The Toronto Public Library Foundation — the system’s charitable arm — is set to launch The New Collection, a membership program determined to draw a new generation of philanthropists — young, urbane, and bookish — into its orbit. http://www.markmedley.net/2012/01/14/the-new-collection/