Zander Sherman

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

Zander Sherman
BornMuskoka, Ontario
OccupationNonfiction writer
NationalityCanadian
Notable worksThe Curiosity of School
Website
www.zandersherman.com

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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