Noah Richler made documentaries and features for BBC Radio for 14 years before returning to Canada in 1998. He was the books editor and then the literary columnist for the National Post, and has contributed to numerous publications in Canada and Britain, including The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. Previous books include This Is My Country, What’s Yours?, which won British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, and What We Talk About When We Talk About War, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award. He lives in Toronto.

The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail

Noah Richler offers a comical and revealing account of what it’s like to run for office with no political experience, little money and only a faint hope of winning. In The Candidate, Richler recounts his time on the 2015 federal election campaign trail in sizzling detail and hilarious frankness, from door knocking in Little Jamaica to being internet-shamed by experienced opponents. He lays bare what goes on behind the slogans, canvassing and talking points, told from the perspective of a political outsider. With his signature wit and probing eye, Richler’s chronicle of running for office is insightful, brutally honest and devastatingly funny.