John DeMont

John DeMont

Halifax-based writer John DeMont’s work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines including The Financial Times, Men’s Journal, The Walrus and Maclean’s, where he worked for 15 years. His seventh book, The Long Way Home: A Personal History of Nova Scotia, will be published in October 2017.

Recent Articles

The Radical Buddhism of Rev. angel Kyodo williams

I just want people to be liberated. John DeMont on the radical Buddhism of Rev. angel Kyodo williams.

Tibetan Nuns Project educates female monastics

Rinchen Khando Choegyal fights the second-class status of female monastics in Tibetan Buddhism.

Putting Death on the Table

It’s the ultimate reality we all share. Why not get together and talk about it over a cup of coffee? John DeMont on death cafés.