John DeMont is the best-selling and award-winning author of <i>Citizens Irving: The Irvings of New Brunswick</i> and <i>The Last Best Place: Lost in the Heart of Nova Scotia</i>. He has written for many publications, including the <i>Financial Times</i>, <i>Canadian Geographic</i>, <i>The Walrus</i>, and <i>Maclean's</i>, where he was Atlantic bureau chief for ten years.