 The book was longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize, and a finalist for the BC Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.It was one of the Globe and Mail's best books of the year.A former editor at "Maclean's", Shimo is a freelance journalist who has contributed to "The Guardian", the "Toronto Star", the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, "Maclean's", the "National Post", "The Globe and Mail" and "Toronto Life", she is also the author of "The Environment Equation