Cherry Beach with Don Gillmor feat. John Schlarbaum

About this episode

In this episode, Don Gillmor discusses his literary works and contributions to Canadian journalism.

Don Gillmor is the author of To the River, which won the Governor General’s Award for nonfiction. He is the author of five novels, Cherry Beach, Breaking and Entering, Long Change, Mount Pleasant, and Kanata; a two-volume history of Canada, Canada: A People’s History; and nine books for children, two of which were nominated for the Governor General’s Award. He was a senior editor at The Walrus, and his journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, Saturday Night, Toronto Life, the Globe and M...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah, Kim, Irene

Guests: Don Gillmor, John Schlarbaum

Topics covered

• literature
• nonfiction
• Canadian history
• author interview
• journalism

Keywords

• Don Gillmor
• Cherry Beach
• To the River
• Canadian literature
• Governor General’s Award

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Walrus, Rolling Stone, GQ, Saturday Night, Toronto Life, the Globe and Mail

Books & works: To the River, Cherry Beach, Breaking and Entering, Long Change, Mount Pleasant, Kanata, Canada: A People’s History

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