Merilyn Simonds

Merilyn Simonds is the internationally published author of 18 books, including The Holding, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and the Canadian classic nonfiction novel, The Convict Lover, a finalist for the Governor General's Award. In 2017, Bookmark Canada unveiled a plaque to honor the place of The Convict Lover in Canada’s literary landscape. Her most recent novel is Refuge, released in September by ECW Press. To read more by Merilyn Simonds, visit Books Unpacked.