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2012 Reading Challenge

Mark has read 26 books toward his goal of 52 books.

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Mark Leslie

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born

January 01, 1969 in Sudbury, ON, Canada

gender

male

website

http://www.markleslie.ca

twitter username

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genre

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

influences

Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Sean Costello, John Irving, Michael Conn...more

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May 2008

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Mark is a writer, editor and bookseller who was born and grew up in Sudbury, spent many years in Ottawa and currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

As a bookseller, Mark has worked for Indigo Books and Music, Inc. (previously known as Chapters; and prior to that known as Coles) in various locations and roles, at Titles Bookstore McMaster University, and currently is a Director at Kobobooks.com.

Apart from being published in numerous publications (under the name Mark Leslie), as well as having works occasionally appearing on his mother's refrigerator door, (under the name Mark Lefebvre), Mark occasionally writes non-fiction and also co-edited Northern Fusion magazine (under the name Mark Leslie Lefebvre).

When he's not playing around with his th...more

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Mark Leslie's Blog

When Getting Seen Reading Scores!

Earlier this week the Kobo street team and some folks from Harper Collins Canada joined Julie Wilson, author of the amazing Seen Reading to surprise Toronto commuters who were seen reading with Julie's awesome new book, Seen Reading (which was inspired by the thrill book nerds like myself get when they see someone reading in public)

The surprise was a free Kobo Touch eReader pre-loaded with

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Books by Mark Leslie

Average rating: 4.11 · 87 ratings · 18 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Campus Chills by Mark Leslie (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert J. Sawyer (Introduction), Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	North of Infinity II 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Snowman Shivers: Scary Snowman Tales 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Active Reader 2.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	One Hand Screaming 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Tesseracts Sixteen: Parnassus Unbound 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Spirits: A Haunting Love Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Haunted Hamilton: The Ghosts of Dundurn Castle and Other Steeltown Shivers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Dying with AIDS/Living with AIDS: 1991-1992 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Northern Haunts by Timothy Deal (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pamela K. Kinney (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Mark Leslie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Description: A cautionary tale about a frustrated writer using a popular self-help book to help him deal with the distractions that keep him from writing.

Mark is Currently Reading

Mark is currently reading:

The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge #1)

by Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 09, 2012 06:43pm

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The Thirteen: A Novel

by Susie Moloney

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Apr 01, 2012 08:30am

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French All Talk Basic Language Course (4 Hour/4 Cds): Learn to Understand French and Speak with Linguaphone Language Programs (All Talk) (All Talk) (All Talk) (All Talk)

by John Foley

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Jan 21, 2012 06:25pm

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Mark gave to: Naked Heat (Nikki Heat #2) by Richard Castle read in May, 2012	My rating:
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Mark gave to: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins read in May, 2012	My rating:
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Mark liked Kemper's review of Packing for Mars: " I’m a big space geek and have spent countless hours reading or watching documentaries about manned space flight. I’ve seen a space shuttle launch and been through the Kennedy Space Center a couple of times. I went and saw the traveling exhibit of... " Read more of this review »
May 13, 2012 07:20pm · see review
Mark gave to: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach read in May, 2012	My rating:
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Mark marked as to-read: The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are Altering the World Around Us by Nora Young	My rating:
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Mark marked as to-read: The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are Altering the World Around Us by Nora Young	My rating:
Apr 17, 2012 04:45pm
Mark liked Matthew Wayne Selznick's blog post: Get Brave Men Run In Paperback While You Still Can! "Gang, it was four years ago this month that I signed a contract with Swarm / Permuted Press to publish a new paperback edition of my first book, "Brave Men Run — A Novel of the Sovereign Era." The ..." ...read it »
Apr 16, 2012 05:56am
Mark liked Michelle's review of The Hunger Games: " Attention Stephanie Meyer: This is how to write interesting characters and give them a nicely paced plot-line with enough plausible surprises, not ridiculous contrivances, to keep young adult readers (ok, even this middle-aged reader) interested e... " Read more of this review »
Apr 14, 2012 07:24pm · see review
Mark made a comment on his review of Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) "Cool - I just started it - it's one of those sci-fi classics that I've always wanted to read. Glad I'm starting it. :) "
Apr 09, 2012 07:33pm · see review