Episode 6: Charlotte Gray

On today’s show, we talk to Charlotte Gray. Charlotte is a prolific Canadian nonfiction author with eleven books to her name, and a background in magazine editing, newspaper writing, and political commentary. Educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, she has, since moving to Canada, turned her attention to some of the country’s most influential thinkers and activists, producing biographies so packed full of information, she either never sleeps or has a full-time team of researchers. Charlotte’s writing has earned her much in the way of accolades and awards, including the Toronto Book Award and the Pierre Berton Award, alongside several honorary doctorates from universities across Canada. She is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of History at Carleton University, and her latest book, Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Goldmine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise, about mine owner Sir Harry Oakes, is the recipient of the 2020 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction Book. Today, Charlotte joins us on Shelf 808 to discuss writing craft, historical non-fiction, and the long process of mining all that research for the perfect story Transcript coming soon. Find Charlotte at the links below. Website: https://www.charlottegray.ca/ Twitter: @CharlotteJGray You can find Charlotte’s latest book, Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Goldmine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise here: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443449342/murdered-midas/åç If you're interested in writing nonfiction, the University of King's College MFA in Creative Nonfiction might be for you. Find out more at https://ukings.ca/area-of-study/master-of-fine-arts-in-creative-nonfiction/. Subscribe to Further Reading: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:952114480/sounds.rss Contact us: kingsfurtherreading@gmail.com If you'd like to hear more book-related conversations, check out Bookings, the podcast of our friends at the King's Coop Bookstore.