"The 1970s were a vibrant time of progressive change, and with its evocation of growing up in that wonderful era The Night Drummer makes for fascinating and entertaining reading." A fourth novel, The Rogue Wave, was published in April 2021 by Now or Never of Vancouver. Canadian librarians voted it one of three "Most Anticipated Canadian books published" that month. Goodreads gave it a 3.54 Rating. Mason's Facebook page reveals that a fifth novel, To Our Graves, is scheduled for publication in the spring of 2024. It appears to be a murder mystery set in a Canadian private school. Mason has published two plays, The Discipline Committee and Circles of Grace (1995), which have been produced in Canada, Ireland and the United States. Their publisher is Dramatic Publishing of Woodstock, Illinois. His play Sister Camille's Kaleidoscopic Cabaret won the Christians in Theatre Arts Full Length Play award in 1996, and premiered in Michigan in 1998. Now or Never published Mason's first children's book, A Pug Called Poppy, in the fall of 2017. Career as an actor Mason began a new career in 2015 as a voice-, television- and film-actor. He has roles in numerous feature films. He also has a small principal role in the CBS television series Blood & Treasure and appears in single episodes of series such as Anne with an E. He has also done voice-overs for, among other campaigns, the Mirvish production of Harry Potter & the Cursed Child. Bibliography The Discipline Committee Woodstock, Illinois: Dramatic Publishing, 1995. Circles of Grace Woodstock, Illinois: Dramatic Publishing, 1995. Battered Soles Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 2005. The Red Dress Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 2008. The Night Drummer Vancouver: Now or Never Publishing, 2015. Jim's Star & Other Christmas Stories Peterborough: House Nash Press, 2015 A Pug Called Poppy Vancouver: Now or Never Publishing, 2017. Maisie's Bench Peterborough: House Nash Press, 2021 The Rogue Wave Vancouver: Now or Never Publishing, 2021 References External links Clip from Speak Your Mind Clip from A Dog in Paris Clip from The Customer Clip from The Mechanical Boy Article on Mason in Peterborough This Week, duplicated on mykawartha website OpenBookToronto interview with author Article on Mason in Peterborough This Week Article about ''The Rogue Wave in the star.com 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian schoolteachers Canadian male novelists Canadian children's writers Teachers of English Drama teachers Living people 1958 births Canadian male dramatists