I sincerely enjoy speaking engagements and media interviews. I feel privileged to meet and speak with people who share a passion for books and ideas.
My 8th book, The Devil’s Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War, was published in April 2021 and the paperback edition was released in May 2022. I am accepting invitations for media interviews and speaking engagements addressing this or any of my other books. You can contact me directly at jboyko57@gmail.com.
You can order The Devil’s Trick and my other books at any independent bookstore, Amazon, or here:
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/search/?keywords=john+boyko
2024 Events and Speaking Engagements
March 22: Lakefield Literary Festival – interview Steve Paikin
March 23: Peterborough Fortnightly Club – Peterborough Golf and Country Club
April 8: Burlington Probus – Burlington Art Gallery
April 16: Peterborough Historical Society – Hutchison House
May 8: Peterborough Probus, Royal Canadian Legion 1550 Lansdowne St. West, Peterborough
June 5: Brampton Probus Century Gardens Recreation Centre
June 10: Weston Golf and Country Club
July 19 – 20: Lakefield Literary Festival (Chair of Board) – Lakefield College School
September 19: Burlington Lakeshore Probus Club
2022 Events and Speaking Engagements
January 12, 2022: Laurier Centre for Canadian Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
February 8: Lindsay Men’s Probus Club
February 9: Interview with journalist and filmmaker Paul Jay, theAnalysis.net
February 21: Women’s Art Association of Peterborough
March 16, North Grenville Probus Club
March 28: Rotary Club, Peterborough
June 14: Gananoque Probus Club, Gananoque Community Centre
June 15: Friends of South Grey Museum, Grey Highlands
June 16: Clear Lake Book Club
June 30: Appearance on CBC Radio Ontario Today
July 11: Burlington Lakeshore Probus Club
August 10: Trent Hills Probus Club, Campbellford
September 13: Hastings Library
September 21: North Bay Canadian Club
October 19: Lakefield Probus Club
October 22: Cambridge Probus Club
November 16: Bradbury Probus Club
2021 Events and Speaking Engagements
January 12: Ottawa Probus Club via Zoom 11:00am
February 9: Finish recording The Devil’s Trick audiobook at Toronto’s Pirate Recording Studio (with strict COVID protocols in place)
March 4: Collingwood Probus Club 11:00am
April 5: Chapters-Indigo lists The Devil’s Trick as among the most anticipated books of the spring
April 6: Burlington: Different Drum 9:30am
April 8: Lakefield Herald Interview
April 10: Article in Globe and Mail “Canada is Making the Same Mistakes in Yemen that it made in Vietnam”
April 13: Publication of The Devil’s Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War
April 13: Winnipeg CJOB Radio, Geoff Currier, interview
April 14: Canadian History Ehx podcast, Craig Baird, interview
April 16: Saskatoon CKOM Radio, John Gormley, interview, 2:00 ET
April 20: Taping of TVO The Agenda with Steve Paikin
April 21: Kingston Probus: 10:00am
April 21: Interview with Evan Solomon, CTV News, 1:35
April 28: Vancouver, Joe Planta, The Commentary, 5:00 ET
April 30: Appearance on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin
May 1: Globe and Mail listed The Devil’s Trick as one of 15 best spring non-fiction books to read
May 4: The Herly Burly podcast, David Herle, interview
May 10: Peterborough Rotary Club – noon
May 10: Cambridge Ideas Exchange – 7:00pm
May 13: Royal Canadian Military Institute – 1:00
May 17: Edmonton Rotary Club: noon
May 18: Collingwood by the Bay Probus Club 11:00am
May 27: Guelph Museum 7:00pm
June 1: Leaside Speakers Series 2:00
June 2: CFOS Radio Owen Sound, Dave Carr, interview
June 8: Ottawa Probus Club
June 16: CBC Radio Vancouver
June 17: Oakville Probus Club – 10:00
June 23: Tape CBC Radio Ideas
September 28 Arts and Letters Toronto – noon
October 6: Peterborough Probus Club
October 7: CBC Radio Ideas Broadcast
October 12: Burlington Probus Club
November 3: OTD YouTube with Brad St. Croix
November 22: Veteran’s Breakfast Club: Pennsylvania
December 20: Sudbury Probus Club
2020 Events and Speaking Engagements
January 21: 680 Global News Winnipeg – Panel Discussion Regarding Wexit
January 31: Allan Bonner PodCast Interviews – Blood and Daring and The Changing Legacies of Historical Figures
February 10: The Canadian Encyclopedia published my entry on The Company of 100 Associates https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/compagnie-des-cent-associes
February 21: CBC Books listed The Devil’s Trick as one of 40 non-fiction books to watch for in the spring of 2020.
March 6-20: Recording audio-book for The Devil’s Trick at Toronto Recording Studio
May 12: Taping interview at TVO The Agenda with Steve Paikin
May 19: Different Drum, The Book & Author Series, Burlington Golf and Country Club, 422 North Shore Boulevard East, 9:30 am.
July 12: Lakefield Literary Festival: Appearing with Charlotte Gray
August 13: Huntsville Probus Club: Faith Baptist Church, 169 West Road, Huntsville,10:00
September 18: Learning and Leisure, Peterborough
2019 Events and Speaking Engagements
February 19: Learning and Leisure – Peterborough
March 25: Men’s Book Club – Lakefield
April 3: Probus Club: Ajax
June 22: Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg
October 10: Probus Club, Huntsville
2018 Events and Speaking Engagements
January 3: Canadian Encylopedia published my entry on entrepreneur Denham Jolly
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/denham-jolly/
January 23: Kawartha Men’s Book Club – Peterborough
February 7: AOTS: Lakefield
February 11: Burlington Art Gallery: Burlington
February 20: Hastings Historical Society – Belleville
February 27: Learning and Leisure: Peterborough
April 5: Art Gallery of Burlington: Burlington
April 10: Probus Club: Lindsay
May 9: Evinrude Centre: Peterborough
2017 EVENTS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
January 1: Sir John’s Echo: The Voice for a Stronger Canada became available for pre-order:
Chapters: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/sir-johns-echo-speaking-for/9781459738157-item.html
Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Sir-Johns-Echo-Stronger-Canada/dp/1459738152
January 7: Sir John A. Macdonald Society, Hamilton
January 10: My column for the Canadian Encyclopaedia: Canada and the American Civil War was published.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/m/article/american-civil-war/
February 1: Men’s Club, Lakefield
February 25: Radio Interview, 1010 Talk Radio, Toronto
March 20: My column for Canadian Encyclopaedia: Thomas James Whelan was published:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/patrick-james-whelan/
March 22: Radio Interview, John Gormley, Saskatoon
March 27: My column for Canadian Encyclopedia: The Intercontinental Railway was published:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/intercolonial-railway/
March 28, Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill
March 30: Cold Fire: Kennedy’s Northern Front, shortlisted for Dafoe Literary award for non-fiction
April 1: Publication of Sir John’s Echo: The Voice for a Stronger Canada
April 11: Learning and Leisure, Peterborough
April 12: 11:00 Radio Interview: The Commentary, Vancouver
April 12: 7:00 Lakefield Book Launch, Christ Church and Community Museum, Lakefield
April 18: Tape Interviews TVO The Agenda with Steve Paikin, one regarding Sir John’s Echo and a second as part of a panel on Canadian federalism
April 19: Lakefield Probus Club, Lakefield Legion
April 20: Trent Valley Archives Annual Event, Hyland Park, Peterborough
May 3: (10:30 am) Peterborough Probus Club, Naval Club Peterborough
May 3: (6:00 pm) Men’s Club, Lakefield
May 16: Hastings County Historical Society, Belleville
May 21: CTV News: Discussing Cornwallis Statue and Mother Canada statue controversies
May 30: Airing of two segments on Sir John’s Echo on TVO’s Steve Paikin The Agenda
July 13: Interview on CTV Television regarding the appointment of new governor-general:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=1167288
July 18: Historical Society, Gravenhurst, 10:30 a.m.
September 13: Lion’s Club Community Centre, Peterborough, 7:00 p.m.
September 20: CTV News interview discussing Trudeau, Trump, and the United Nations
: https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/1549973815063944/
October 15: Canadian Canoe Museum Annual General Meeting, Elmhurst Lodge, 2:00
November 2: Appleby College – Oakville
November 20: Rotary Club of Peterborough as recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship
December 11: TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin – Toronto
December 17: The Canadian Encyclopedia published my entry on entrepreneur Prima Watsa
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/prem-watsa/
2016 EVENTS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
January 25: Interview, Tristin Hopper, National Post
January 30: Radio Interview, Todd Van der Hayden, CJAD – Ontario, Quebec, BC
Listen Here: Go to View Points and scroll to 1 hour on timeline:
http://www.cjad.com/Podcasts/index.aspx
January 31: Globe and Mail-Ben McNally Brunch, Toronto ON
http://www.benmcnallybooks.com/
January 31: Cold Fire excerpt: Toronto Star
February 1: Radio Interview: Mike Duncan, Classical 96.3, Toronto
February 2: COLD FIRE RELEASE IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
February 3: Radio Interview: Joseph Planta, The Commentary
Listen here: http://thecommentary.ca/ontheline/1282-john-boyko/
February 10: Radio Interview: John Gormley, CKOM 650, Saskatoon
February 11: Interview with Lakefield Herald
February 17: Taping Television Interview: TVO Steve Paikin, The Agenda
February 18: Watch TVO Steve Paikin, The Agenda for first part of interview covering Cold Fire’s major themes
February 19: Interview with Peterborough This Week
February 23: Learning and Leisure, Peterborough, ON
February 24: Local Book Launch, Christ Church and Museum, Lakefield
February 29: Rotary Club, Peterborough, ON
March 7: The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM Canada Talks. 4:00 pm ET
March 8: National Post Radio on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, 9:00 am ET
March 16: Publication of Op. Ed. Column in Globe and Mail
March 22: Women’s Probus Club, Lindsay, ON
March 24: Eh List, Toronto Public Library, Toronto, ON
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?N=4294952170
March 31: Airing of TVO Steve Paikin, The Agenda at 8:00 and 11:00 focussing on Canada, Kennedy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
April 20: Scugog Historical Society, St John’s Presbyterian Church, 7.30, Port Perry
April 24: Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave, Ottawa,
May 17: Belleville Historical Society, Belleville, ON
May 31: A Different Drummer Books: The Book & Author Series, Burlington Golf and Country Club, 422 North Shore Boulevard East, 9:30 am.
June 2: Fenians 150th Anniversary Conference, Fort Erie, ON
http://www.fenians150.com/conference.html
June 21, Probus Club, Gravenhurst, ON
July 17: Lakefield Literary Festival, Lakefield, ON
http://lakefieldliteraryfestival.com/the-festival/festival-programme/
I will also be teaching a writing class. Sign up at
http://lakefieldliteraryfestival.com/the-festival/writing-workshops/
July 20: Probus Club, Lakefield, ON
August 6: Civil War Event, Morrisburg, ON
September 18: Word on the Street Festival, Saskatoon, SK
CONTACT
My Literary Agent: Jackie Kaiser at Westwood Creative Artists jackie@scaltd.com
My publicist at Penguin Random House-Knopf: Shona Cook – scook@penguinrandomhouse.com
My Personal Email: jboyko57@gmail.com
John Boyko 
I am very much enjoying your current book “Blood and Daring”. Our book club is meeting Monday night to discuss. I particularly liked the representation of slavery. As I live in South Carolina in the winter, I am used to hearing a certain view and listening to the story told from the southern perspective, Your ‘s is the best description I have seen and I am sharing it with many friends and colleagues. I have loved history all my life. Your writing is the best I have ever experienced, making history come alive and revealing so many perspectives and most importantly told from the perspective of people living these events. Thank you for a compelling and insightful read. I am looking forward to reading your earlier books and anticipating your next one. Jill Hutcheon
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Hello Jill,
Thank you very much for your kind words. I am pleased that your book club will be discussing Blood and Daring on Monday night.
John
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It’s a pleasure to meet you.
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John – am enjoying “Cold North”. Reviewing above dates and didn’t see our Probus Gravenhurst June 21 date listed. Everything AOK? Keith.
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John – am enjoying “Cold Fire”. Reviewing above dates and didn’t see our Probus Gravenhurst June 21 date listed. Everything AOK? Keith.
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i really like this recipe.. with the dry frs.tui.. and the small amount of cocoa.. these are perfect to make a batch and then reach out for the mid-meal hunger pangs!!
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1. I have two key rings, on for the car and one for the house, never keep them together as my daughter learnt to her cost this week. Her keys were stolen, the car taken and burnt out and she had to get the locks changed on the house!!2.Shower, no bath in the Shoebox:o(3.Sunny side up and dippy.4.95% of the time.5. My darling.6. At least 30 minutes per day.Thanks for keeping up the fun Suzi
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I didn’t even have to directly confront the person once. A simple, loudly stated “Somebody’s going to EAT that laster pointer if they don’t put it away!” during the slide show stopped that. Thank goodness the novelty of laser pointers died away.(And it’s a good thing, because I had no idea where the kid was sitting).
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So, the electricity went out in the pit during my solo one night. All I could hear was the second violin hacking away. Did I mention it was during “Into the Woods”? Yeah. I share your pain.
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