Stickler and Me

Morley Torgov's funny and touching story of a rebellious grandfather and his disaffected thirteen-year-old grandson who go on the run with an aging chihuahua captivated readers when it was first published. Torgov who twice won the Leacock Medal for Humour, is the author of eight novels. His first book, 'A Good Place to Come From', was made into a TV miniseries for CBC and adapted for stage (three full-length plays) by Israel Horovitz, produced in New York and across the U.S. His novel, 'The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick' was adapted for an award-winning film and a TV series. Recently, he is the author of a mystery series set in the 19th century world of classical music. The first two novels in the series are 'Murder in A-Major' and 'The Mastersinger from Minsk (Dundurn).