Adam Bunch

Adam Bunch is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He's the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto Time Traveller newsletter, the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, and the Toronto Dreams Project. His work popularizing Canadian history was recognized with the Governor General's History Award for Popular Media — the Pierre Berton Award. He also teaches history at George Brown College, the LIFE Institute and Living and Learning in Retirement. He has created writing workshops and lecture series for the Toronto Public Library and spoken at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum. His writing has appeared in The Toronto Star, Spacing Magazine and many other places. He's lived in Toronto since he was a few weeks old, growing up along the Humber River, raised on stories of snowstorms, jazz clubs and wartime romances.