On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock is a 1998 book by Rheostatics guitarist David Bidini. The book is a non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...

 account of what it's like for a Canadian rock band

Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

 to be on tour. The book is published by McClelland & Stewart.

Canada Reads 2012

The book was a finalist for Canada Reads

Canada Reads

Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.-Overview:During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles. The debate is broadcast over a series...

 2012 where the theme is non-fiction Canadian books. The book will be defended by Stacey McKenzie

Stacey McKenzie

Stacey McKenzie is a Canadian fashion model, runway coach and most recently a model coach and judge on the Canadian reality television show Canada's Next Top Model.-Modeling career:...

. The winner will be announced in February 2012.