No Relation is a comic novel about family, fame, identity, corporate espionage, and, oh yes, men's underwear. This is the fourth novel from award winning writer, Terry Fallis. All of his novels are published by McClelland & Stewart and are available as free chapter-by-chapter podcasts here in the iTunes Store.

Alex MacAskill is a 25 year old software engineer rendered chronically shy by a traumatic incident while in high school ten years earlier. A shocking family secret revealed following his mother's death gives him a new purpose in life and a new path. His journey takes him from Ottawa to London to Moscow and back again as he discovers family he never knew he had, and finds himself as well.

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In this podiobook: "The Best Laid Plans" is a satirical novel of Canadian politics written by Terry Fallis. It recounts the unlikely and amusing alliance between a 30-something burnt out, jaded political staffer, and an older, cantankerous, engineering professor. Driven by a federal election and the life of the resulting minority conservative government, the novel moves between the small town of Cumberland, Ontario on the shores of the Ottawa River, and the nation's capital. While the charac ...

The author of the Stephen Leacock Medal-winning The Best Laid Plans brings his trademark humour and sharp storytelling to a new novel set in the high-stakes world of a global public relations agency. On his first day at Turner King, David Stewart quickly realizes that the world of international PR (affectionately, perhaps ironically, known as "the dark side") is a far cry from his previous job on Parliament Hill. For one, he missed the office memo on the all-black dress code; for another, th ...

A brilliant follow-up to the Stephen Leacock Award-winner The Best Laid Plans, this deeply funny satire continues the story of Honest Angus McLintock, an amateur politician who dares to do the unthinkable: tell the truth. Just when Daniel Addison thinks he can escape his job as a political aide, Angus McLintock, the no-hope candidate he helped into Parliament, throws icy cold water over his plans. Angus has just brought down the government with a deciding vote. Now the crusty Scot wants Dani ...

Advice for Twenty Somethings in a Broken World. Each week Mark interviews a publisher or media personality to get their perspective on how to navigate this world from the perspective of someone who has lived it. From Mark's perspective, the glass is always half full.