Zander Sherman is a Canadian author and journalist.

Early life and education

Sherman is the great-grandson of Frank A. Sherman, cofounder of

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, a steel company in

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. Sherman grew up in Muskoka, where he was

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by his mother, whom he credits with his interest in writing.

Career

Sherman's career began after graduating

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, when he got a job as a copyeditor at a local magazine. Interested in the history of school, he eventually left to write a book. ''The Curiosity of School: Education and the Dark Side of Enlightenment'' was published by

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in 2012, and debuted on the national bestseller list. Sherman then turned to other stories. In 2014, he began investigating the disappearance of Joan Lawrence, an elderly woman from

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, who went missing under suspicious circumstances. Sherman's work on a CBC documentary about the case won him a

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in 2019. An adapted version of the story was released on July 9 as the fourth season of '' Uncover'', a CBC podcast. Sherman wrote and hosted the six-part series, entitled "The Cat Lady Case," and he and a friend scored the soundtrack. Sherman has written extensively for various magazines including Vanity Fair and

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. His subjects include politics, crime, mental health, education, and memoir. Sherman also composes lyrics for the band Larch. On June 12, 2020, Sherman won a gold

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for his story "Forged by Fire," published by The Globe & Mail's Report on Business Magazine.

References

External links

The Curiosity of School
21st-century Canadian journalists Education writers People from Bracebridge, Ontario Writers from Ontario Living people 1986 births Canadian investigative journalists {{Canada-nonfiction-writer-stub