Emily Donaldson is a book critic and editor whose writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, the Toronto Star, the National Post, the Walrus, and Quill and Quire. She was editor of Best Canadian Essays 2019 (Biblioasis), and is current editor of Canadian Notes & Queries, the country’s oldest magazine of literary criticism. Her writing has been nominated for Governor General’s and National Magazine awards. Originally from Montreal, she lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons.