THE GLOBE AND MAIL Published Reader-Submitted Review of Jack Stilborn’s Debut

When I witnessed a sudden spike in book sales for Jack Stilborn’s debut The Tyranny of Good Intentions I reached out to see if he could think of any reason for the fresh activity. “My sister submitted a review to the Globe,” he offered casually. Of course, we have no way of knowing if this was the reason behind the surge, but I’m pleased to report that something happened that jumped Jack’s book from the obscurity of Amazon lists to the very top, where, four days after the article released, he’s still holding strong at #1 Bestseller in Political Humour.

“Told with the same wit I recall from decades enjoying Jack’s storytelling around daily life,” says his sister, “this is a title that makes me laugh out loud and think deeply about the systems underpinning our social networks.”

If you need more incentive, Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour said: “Jack Stilborn has written a very funny and thoughtful novel about people, politics, and the never ending quest to do the right thing. The narrator…lurches from one crisis to the next doing his level best to keep his world from spinning right off its axis. I happily joined him for the joyride.”

So, for a book that offers a thoughful meditation on small time politics while also being incredibly funny, grab yourself a copy and let’s keep Jack’s sales momentum going!

A screenshot of the reveiw as it appeared in the February 21 issue of The Globe and Mail