Ken McGoogan is the author of fifteen acclaimed books, mostly works of creative or narrative nonfiction. They include Fatal Passage, Dead Reckoning, Lady Franklin’s Revenge, and Flight of the Highlanders. Born and raised in Quebec, Ken worked for two decades as a journalist in Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary. He has served as chair of the Public Lending Right Commission and is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Explorers Club. Ken won an award for teaching excellence at University of Toronto, sails as a resource historian with Adventure Canada, and teaches Creative Nonfiction in the MFA program at University of King’s College in Halifax.