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The Conversation: The Book of Awesome author Neil Pasricha laughs it up with Jessica Holmes

By Nathan Whitlock
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The Conversation: Laugh it Up

The place: Tequila Bookworm at Queen and Portland. The people: Neil Pasricha and Jessica Holmes. The subject: Surviving the holidays

For those who prefer not to drink themselves into oblivion over the holidays, there are other ways to survive the stress of the season. Neil Pasricha and Jessica Holmes, for example, are big believers in the power of positive thinking (though they wouldn’t necessarily turn down a strategically spiked eggnog). Pasricha is the relentlessly enthusiastic mind behind the mega-selling phenomenon The Book of Awesome and its sequels, including a new, holiday-themed volume. The books, which began life as a daily blog listing all things you-know-what, have made Pasricha a positivity guru who brings his gospel of awesomeness to conferences and corporate workshops (when he’s not working his day job as a human resources manager in Mississauga). Holmes is best known for her stint on the Royal Canadian Air Farce. Following the publication of her 2010 memoir I Love Your Laugh, she began a second career as a motivational speaker, preaching emotional healing through humour. Holmes is currently onstage in Ross Petty’s holiday panto version of The Wizard of Oz, playing (of course) the Good Witch Splenda.

The Conversation: Laugh it Up
The Conversation: Laugh it Up
The Conversation: Laugh it Up
The Conversation: Laugh it Up
The Conversation: Laugh it Up
The Conversation: Laugh it Up
The Conversation: Laugh it Up

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The Book of (Holiday) Awesome Neil Pasricha Available now

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The Wizard of Oz with Jessica Holmes Nov. 24 to Jan. 6 at the Elgin Theatre

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