2025 Festival: October 20–26
Books & Ideas runs until June!

Don Gillmor

Ontario

DON GILLMOR is the author of To the River, which won the Governor General’s Award for nonfiction. He is also the author of three novels, a two-volume history of Canada, and nine books for children. His journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, The Walrus, Saturday Night, Toronto Life, Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star. He has won twelve National Magazine Awards and numerous other honours.

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