DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS is one of Canada's pre-eminent writers. His recent novels include Darkness, Mary Cyr and Principles to Live By, as well as Crimes Against My Brother and Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul, both of which were longlisted for the Giller Prize. Among his other novels, The Lost Highway was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Giller Prize; The Friends of Meager Fortune won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book; Mercy Among the Children won the Giller Prize. In 2017, David Adams Richards was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.