City of Vancouver Book Award (vancouver.ca/bookaward) Shortlisted Author Bruce Grierson What Makes Olga Run? Random House Canada Bruce Grierson is a five-time Canadian National Magazine Award-winning feature writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Popular Science, the Walrus, Time, Scientific American and the Guardian. He is the author of U-Turn, and co-author (with Kalle Lasn) of Culture Jam. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and two daughters. Some social media links: Author website: brucegrierson Facebook: facebook/whatmakesolgarun Twitter: @BruceGrierson Publisher website: randomhouse.ca Publisher Facebook: https://facebook/RandomHouseOfCanada Publisher Twitter: @RandomHouseCA Jury’s comments: This fascinating book about the extraordinary achievements of an athlete who began a championship track career at the age of 77 juggles three balls: Olga Kotelko’s compelling life, the research into her physiology by Vancouver’s scientific community, and the author’s own role as narrator and intervener into his subject’s final days. The book keys into Vancouver’s obsession with health, but leaves the reader contemplating the challenges of creative non-fiction.
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