About the Editor

 

Jim Gifford (he/him) joined Simon & Schuster Canada in 2023 as Executive Editor. In nearly three decades in publishing as a non-fiction editor, including more than 18 years at HarperCollins Canada, he has published more than 100 national bestsellers and 25 number-one bestsellers. His highest-profile success was Tara Westover’s blockbuster Educated, and he’s published major titles by Dambisa Moyo, Andrea Martin, Alan Weisman, Linden MacIntyre, Mellissa Fung, Jay Baruchel, Max Eisen, Mark Sakamoto, Kamal Al-Solaylee, and David A. Robertson. His recent successes include Scott Oake’s For the Love of a Son (with Michael Hingston), which was a number-one national bestseller, Stephen Maher’s The Prince, Jim Lang’s My Day with the Cup, and Mats Sundin’s Home and Away (with Amy Stuart), which also hit number one. He is currently at work on titles by Jay Ingram, Eric Smith (voice of the Toronto Raptors), and Peter Mansbridge. His interests include popular science, true crime, sports (hockey), history, military history, politics, business, and memoir.