Literary agent and co-owner of CookeMcDermid Agency. MPub from SFU. Punk. Settler. He/Him.

Joined March 2009
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14 Apr 2024
I love this so much!!
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9 Apr 2024
We are a baseball family for many reasons (GO @BlueJays) but stories like this remind me why we love the game so much. People can be kind.
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5 Mar 2024
So excited for you @WordsandGuitar! ❤️🎉
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. My novel And Then She Fell has been longlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction!!!! This is so overwhelming and I'm beyond grateful. I never even dared to imagine this. Thank you to the judges, and congratulations to all my fellow longlisters!!! 💜
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26 Nov 2023
Geddy Lee's MY EFFIN’ LIFE is the #1 National Bestseller on the Globe & Mail list, #3 on the New York Times Bestseller list, and #5 on The Sunday Times UK list making it an International Bestseller! \w/ \w/
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14 Nov 2023
I’m so excited that Geddy Lee’s incredible memoir, MY EFFIN’ LIFE hits the shelves today. It was launched with an emotional show at The Beacon in NYC hosted by surprise interviewer Paul Rudd and there was nothing but love in the room. Pure Geddy joy!
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14 Nov 2023
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14 Nov 2023
The Portuguese edition of Geddy Lee’s MY EFFIN’ LIFE hits shelves in Brazil today and it looks amazing! Out now from @belasletras.
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13 Nov 2023
Have a thriller reader in your life...? Holidays fast approaching...? Perhaps a "Best Book of 2023" should stuff a stocking or two. #HUGEthenovel
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10 Nov 2023
So excited that MY EFFIN’ LIFE lands on Tuesday!
10 Nov 2023
“There was never a band like Rush. Geddy Lee doesn’t want to forget it. It took a series of losses for the high-voiced rock star to confront his personal history. It all came out in his new memoir.” Read more by Geoff Edgers piece in the Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/entertain…
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Congratulations to @BrentButt as HUGE enters its 4th week in the Canadian Fiction bestseller lists from @TorontoStar and @globeandmail !
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21 Oct 2023
Love seeing the amazing families filing in for this joyous, inclusive afternoon of storytelling! ❤️🏳️‍🌈
Join us for a fun and fabulous, inclusive story time! Sat, Oct 21 | 2pm | Albion Bolton Branch | Ages 12 & Under Registration is mandatory for all participants & adults must be accompanied by a child. ➡️cpl.social/FayandFluffy
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Thank you for (a) reading, and (b) leaving a comment or review. It really helps and is very appreciated! #HUGEthenovel
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Just got some pretty great news!!! 🤩
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We celebrated this year's @festofauthors in our new office space, welcomed IV Fellows, and attended wonderful author events and panels!
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3 Oct 2023
So excited THE GIRL WHO CRIED DIAMONDS is finally here! Huge congrats @rhirschgarcia and thanks to @jenralbert and @ecwpress
THE GIRL WHO CRIED DIAMONDS AND OTHER STORIES by Rebecca Hirsch Garcia (@rhirschgarcia ) is a remarkable debut collection that crosses boundaries between realist and fabulist, literary and speculative. Out today, from @ecwpress ! bit.ly/48x0Zzd
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22 Sep 2023
See you in December UK! 🇬🇧 rush.com/geddy-lee-my-effin-…
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45 years ago today Road to Ruin is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on this day in 1978, and the first Ramones album to feature new drummer Marky Ramone. #punk #punks #punkrock #ramones #roadtoruin #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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11 Sep 2023
Here are all my IN-PERSON book events for October. More info & details... brentbutt.com/schedule
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5 Sep 2023
I have no words to express how lucky I am that @LauraB7 chose me. I look forward to spending the next 25 yrs with you ❤️
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