Kenneth James Cuthbertson (born May 7, 1951) is a Canadian author who has written and edited several books. He was the editor of the Queen's Alumni Review magazine.
Ken Cuthbertson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenneth James Cuthbertson May 7, 1951 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Inside: The Biography of John Gunther |
Early life and education
editCuthbertson was born in Kingston, Ontario. He studied modern American history at Queen's University in Kingston, graduating with an Honors BA in 1974 and then earned a Master of Arts degree at Western University in London, Ontario, in 1975. After working as a journalist for five years, he returned to university and graduated from Queen's Law with his JD degree in 1983.[citation needed]
Journalism career
editAfter university education, Cuthbertson worked at a metropolitan Toronto weekly newspaper in Scarborough, The Regina Leader Post, The London Free Press, and The Kingston Whig-Standard, the latter while attending law school at Queen's University. In 1986, he took a job with the Queen's Alumni Review magazine, serving for one year as assistant editor for one year and then as editor from 1987-2014.[1] From 1981-82, he served as the Kingston correspondent for CBC Radio, Ottawa.
Works
editCuthbertson wrote Inside: The Biography of John Gunther and was published in 1992. The book was shortlisted for the 1992 Governor General's Awards.[2] It was followed by Nobody Said Not to Go published by Faber and Faber in 1998, and was a biography of New Yorker journalist Emily Hahn. He also wrote The Memoirs of the Henry E. MacFutter: The Ring of Truth (2014) and was published by Quarry Heritage Book.
Following his 2014 retirement from Queen's, Cuthbertson wrote a biography titled A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century, which was published by the McGill-Queen's University Press. In 2017, Cuthbertson's book, The Halifax Explosion: Canada's Worst Disaster (HarperCollins Canada) was shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award.[3] In 2020, he published 1945: The Year That Made Modern Canada (HarperCollins Canada), and Blood on the Coal: The True Story of the Great Springhill Mine Disaster (2023) published by HarperCollins Canada, and was Canadian bestseller book.[4] It was also among the 100 Best Books in 2023 by The Globe and Mail.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Inside: the Biography of John Gunther (1992), (Bonus book; ISBN 0-929387-70-8)
- Nobody Said Not to Go (1998), (Faber and Faber; ISBN 0-571-19950-X)
- The Memoirs of the Hon. Henry E. MacFutter: The Ring of Truth (2014; Quarry Heritage Books)
- A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century (2015) (McGill-Queen's University Press; ISBN 978-0-7735-4544-1)
- The Halifax Explosion (2017) (HarperCollins Canada; ISBN 978-1-44345-025-6)
- 1945: The Year That Made Modern Canada (2020) (HarperCollins Canada; ISBN 978-14434-593-41)
- Blood on the Coal: The Great Springhill Mine Disaster (2023) (HarperCollins Canada; ISBN 978-14434-679-19)
- When the Ponies Ran: the Untold Story of Kingston's minor pro baseball team, 1946-51 (2021) (Cataraqui Press; ISBN 978-1-7777064-0-1
References
edit- ^ "Former Queen's Alumni Review editor saluted for distinguished service". Queen's Law. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Governor General's Literary Awards: Non-fiction: 1992". Canadian Books & Authors. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "2018 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlists · Lists · 49th Shelf".
- ^ "The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending Sept. 20". Toronto Star. 20 September 2023.
- ^ "The Globe 100: The best books of 2023". The Globe and Mail. 8 December 2023.