David McGimpsey was born and raised in Montreal. He has a PhD in English Literature and is the author of the award-winning study Imagining Baseball: America's Pastime and Popular C...view moreDavid McGimpsey was born and raised in Montreal. He has a PhD in English Literature and is the author of the award-winning study Imagining Baseball: America's Pastime and Popular Culture. His previous collection, Sitcom, was a finalist for the A. M. Klein Prize and the ReLit AWard and was named one of Quill & Quire's 'Books of the Year.' His travel writings frequently appear in the Globe and Mail and he writes the 'Sandwich of the Month' column for EnRoute magazine. He teaches at Concordia University.view less