It was announced the other day that Toronto Mayor Miller is writing a book, to be published by Cormorant Books. He plans to tell stories of ordinary Torontonians he encountered during his term as Mayor. The book is to be called Witness to a City: David Miller’s Toronto. Proceed from book sales will go to a foundation he set up in his mother’s name. Although this is being referred to as Miller’s book, he has a co-author, Douglas Arrowsmith and the book will feature photographs by Jeff Davidson.

Although I don’t think Miller has been a great Mayor, I think this could be a very interesting book. The mayor of a major city has an opportunity to see the town much differently than you or I do. I’d like to read stories about Torontonians, but I’d really prefer to read a memoir that talked to Torontonians about the politics of the city, about trying to achieve a vision, about having to make compromises, about facing no-win problems, about pitching ideas, about working with a disfunctional council.