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Marni Jackson


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A Toronto writer who has won numerous National Magazine Awards for her features, humour and social commentary, Marni Jackson is the author of three nonfiction books: “The Mother Zone”; “Pain: The Science and Culture of Why We Hurt” and “Home Free: The Myth of the Empty Nest”. The bestselling “Mother Zone” was nominated for the Stephen Leacock Award, and her book on the nature of pain was a finalist for The Writers’ Trust Pearson Nonfiction Prize.

Marni’s stories have appeared in The Walrus, Brick, Eighteen Bridges, Toronto Life, Explore, Saturday Night, Outside, Rolling Stone, The London Times, Utne Reader, and others. Formerly the book/publishing columnist for Globe & Mail and a senior editor at The Walrus. Longtime association with the Ban
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Average rating: 3.32 · 557 ratings · 128 reviews · 10 distinct worksSimilar authors
Don't I Know You?

3.15 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions
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Pain: The Science and Cultu...

3.70 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
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Rock, Paper, Fire: The Best...

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The Mother Zone

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Home Free: The Myth of the ...

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Nesthocker

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Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign ...

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“Home alone with a wakeful newborn, I could shower so quickly that the mirror didn't fog and the backs of my knees stayed dry.”
Marni Jackson

“It is a strangely secure sensation (though a misleading one) to attach oneself like Velcro to the frozen surface of a mountain.”
Marni Jackson, Rock, Paper, Fire: The Best of Mountain and Wilderness Writing



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