David Gilmour is a novelist who has earned critical praise from literary figures as diverse as William Burroughs and Northrop Frye, and from publications as different as the New York Times to People magazine. The author of six novels, Gilmour also hosted the award-winning "Gilmour on the Arts." In 2005, Gilmour's novel "A Perfect Night to Go to China" won the 2005 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. His next book, "The film Club," was a finalist for the 2008 Charles Taylor Prize. It became an international bestseller, has been translated into 24 languages, and has sold over 200,000 copies in Germany and over 100,000 copies in Brazil. He lives in Toronto with his wife. (Photo by Sandrine Expilly)