Zander Sherman

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Zander Sherman
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BornMuskoka, Ontario
OccupationNonfiction writer
NationalityCanadian
Notable works
Website
www.zandersherman.com

Zander Sherman (born 1986) is a Canadian author and journalist.

Early life and education[]

Sherman is the great-grandson of Frank A. Sherman, cofounder of Dofasco, a steel company in Hamilton, Ontario. Sherman grew up in Muskoka, where he was homeschooled by his mother, whom he credits with his interest in writing.[1] His father, Jamie, is an artist, glassblower, and musician.[2]

Career[]

Sherman's career began after graduating Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School, when he got a job as a copyeditor at a local magazine. Interested in the history of school, he eventually left to write a book.[3] The Curiosity of School: Education and the Dark Side of Enlightenment was published by Penguin Random House in 2012, and debuted on the national bestseller list.[4]

Sherman then turned to other stories. In 2014, he began investigating the disappearance of Joan Lawrence, an elderly woman from Huntsville, Ontario, who went missing under suspicious circumstances.[5] Sherman's work on a CBC documentary about the case won him a Canadian Screen Award in 2019.[6] An adapted version of the story was released on July 9 as the fourth season of Uncover, a CBC podcast. Sherman wrote and hosted the six-part series, entitled “The Cat Lady Case,”[7] and he and a friend scored the soundtrack.[8]

Sherman has written extensively for various magazines including Vanity Fair and Esquire. His subjects include politics,[9] crime,[10] mental health,[11] education,[12] and memoir.[13] Sherman also composes lyrics for the band Larch.[14]

On June 12, 2020, Sherman won a gold National Magazine Award for his story "Forged by Fire," published by The Globe & Mail's Report on Business Magazine.[15]

Personal life[]

Sherman lives in Muskoka, Ontario. He has said he struggles with insomnia, and wrote the lyrics for his second album with Larch, “Night Light,” as a tribute to the predawn hours.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zander Sherman on Podbites #GoLive #Interview". castbox.fm. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. ^ For Dofasco founding family, blood is thicker than water. The Hamilton Spectator, November 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Zander Sherman on Podbites #GoLive #Interview". castbox.fm. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Adult Trade Newsletter." Transatlantic Literary Agency, Fall, 2012.
  5. ^ Zander Sherman (September 15, 2017). "Cottage Country Murder". The Walrus. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Crosse, Doug (March 28, 2019). "Bracebridge journalist wins Canadian Screen Award". My Muskoka Now. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Simpson, Katie (July 9, 2019). "A decades-old missing persons case continues to haunt Ontario's cottage country". CBC The Current.
  8. ^ "Zander Sherman on Podbites #GoLive #Interview". castbox.fm. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Anarchy in the USA". Believer Magazine. October 1, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. ^ Nast, Condé. "Bruce McArthur, Toronto's Accused Landscaper Killer, Was Hiding in Plain Sight All Along". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Who Are You Calling Crazy?". The Sun Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "The public good is not served by funding Catholic schools". Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  13. ^ Zander Sherman (April 20, 2016). "Schizophrenia Stole My Brother. This Is How I Got Him Back". Esquire. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Zander Sherman on Podbites #GoLive #Interview". castbox.fm. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "Winners Announced for the 2020 National Magazine Awards".
  16. ^ "Zander Sherman on Podbites #GoLive #Interview". castbox.fm. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

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