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James, Matt

MATT JAMES is a painter, illustrator and musician. He held his first exhibition in 2003 and has contributed paintings and illustrations to numerous publications. The first two children’s books James has illustrated, Yellow Moon, Apple Moon and I Know Here … Continue reading

Janigan, Mary

MARY JANIGAN is a journalist who has written extensively about Canadian public policy, including politics and economics, for The Toronto Star, Maclean’s and The Globe and Mail. She has won the prestigious Hy Solomon award for policy analysis, and the … Continue reading

Jayawardhana, Ray

RAY JAYAWARDHANA is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. A graduate of Yale and Harvard and winner of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, he is a world leader in the study of … Continue reading

Jobb, Dean

DEAN JOBB is an award-winning author and journalist and an associate professor of journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax. His latest book, Prince of Fraud: The Incredible True Story of Leo Koretz, Master of the Ponzi Scheme, … Continue reading

Johns, Chris

Johnson, Lorraine

LORRAINE JOHNSON’s writing career follows her passionate interests, and her more than ten published books have covered a broad range of topics—from composting and native plant gardening to censorship and travel. Unabashedly an advocate, she has been promoting urban food … Continue reading

Johnston, Ann Dowsett

Winner of five gold National Magazine Awards, ANN DOWSETT JOHNSTON is an acclaimed writer and editor. Recipient of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy (2011), she is the author of a 12-part series on Women and Alcohol for the Toronto … Continue reading

Johnston, Julie

JULIE JOHNSTON’s work includes prize-winning plays, short stories, YA novels and a novel for adults, As If By Accident. Among her honours are two back-to-back Governor-General’s Awards for her first and second YA novels, as well as the Ruth Schwartz … Continue reading

Jokinen, Tom

Jonas, George

GEORGE JONAS has been called “…one of the very best writers of English in the country” (I.M. Owen in Books in Canada.) He has published 15 books of fiction, non-fiction, essays and poetry, some of which have become national and … Continue reading

Jordan, Terry

Joya, Malalai

MALALAI JOYA‘s memoir A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice (published in some markets as Raising My Voice) has been sold in more than twelve countries. Joya was born in Afghanistan’s … Continue reading

Joyce, Ron

Juby, Susan

SUSAN JUBY‘s debut adult novel The Woefield Poultry Collective will be published by HarperCollins Canada and HarperCollins US in spring 2011. Juby is the best-selling author of the internationally popular Alice MacLeod books, which were made into a television series, … Continue reading