Adam Leith Gollner is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

writer and musician who lives in

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. He has written two books, and is the former editor of ''

Vice Magazine ''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, the founders later launched the youth media company Vice Media, ...

''. Gollner has also played in bands including We Are Molecules, Dessert, and the Hot Pockets.

Early life

Gollner was born and raised in Canada, and went to

Royal West Academy Royal West Academy (commonly referred to as Royal West or RWA; french: Académie Royal West) is a public alternative anglophone secondary school in Montreal West, Quebec. Royal West has limited enrollment, and prospective students are only admi ...

Career

;''The Fruit Hunters'' Gollner's first book, ''The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession'' was published by

Charles Scribner's Sons Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner's or Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing American authors including Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Marjorie Kinnan R ...

in the United States, Doubleday in Canada, and Larousse in

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. The book inspired a 2012 documentary film, directed by Yung Chang. ;''The Book of Immortality'' Goller's second book, ''The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever'' was published by

in the United States and Doubleday in Canada. The book won the 2013 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction. ;Editing, writing Gollner was the editor of ''

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'' magazine, and he has written for ''

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'', ''

Gourmet Gourmet (, ) is a cultural idea associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterized by refined, even elaborate preparations and presentations of aesthetically balanced meals of several contrasting, of ...

'', ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', '' Bon Appétit'', ''

Good Magazine GOOD Worldwide Inc., is a United States-based company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle that reports on businesses and non-profits. GOOD produces a website, a quarterly magazine, online videos, and events. Content covered include ...

'', '' V'' magazine, ''

Maclean's ''Maclean's'', founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian persp ...

'', '' Orion'', '' Maisonneuve'', ''

The Budapest Sun ''The Budapest Sun'' was a general interest, English language newspaper based in Budapest, Hungary. The paper claimed to have the largest circulation of a foreign language newspaper in the country. History and profile ''The Budapest Sun'' was est ...

'', ''The Gravy'', '' Ugly Things'', ''En Route'' and the ''Saturday Post''. His

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is sometimes Adam Gollner, often Adam Leith Gollner, and occasionally Glenda Molar. ;Music Gollner has also played in bands including We Are Molecules, Dessert, and the Hot Pockets. He co-wrote and co-produced, alongside Nick Diamonds of The Unicorns and Islands, and Steven McDonald of

Redd Kross Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school. With the additi ...

, the

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benefit song "Do They Know It's Halloween."

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Essays and reporting

* Profile of

Gavin McInnes Gavin Miles McInnes (; born 17 July 1970) is a Canadian writer, podcaster and far-right commentator and founder of the Proud Boys. He is the host of '' Get Off My Lawn with Gavin McInnes'', on the subscription-based streaming media platform C ...

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