I’m everlastingly indebted to my agent and fairy godmother, Erin Clyburn, for finding a home for my book and answering my thousands of questions. Thank you to Anna Michels at Sourcebooks for her excitement about the book from day one and to Heather VenHuizen and Kelly Lawler, the creative team who turned the idea of my book into something beautiful I can hold in my hand. And to Kimberly Glyder for the beautiful cover design. For the incredible publicity, marketing, and sales folks who made sure that my book made it into the hands of readers—there are too many of you to name but I’m forever in awe of your creativity and energy.
Many thanks are owed to everyone at the University of Toronto Libraries, my professional home, with particular gratitude to the welcoming and wise and endlessly interesting staff of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library who welcomed me there: Anne Dondertman, Luba Frastacky, Phillip Oldfield, Pearce Carefoote, Natalya Rattan, Elizabeth Ridolfo, Graham Bradshaw, Susan Chater, Linda Joy, John Shoesmith, Tom Reid, Jennifer Toews.
For providing the precious minutes of childcare that allowed me to write this book, thank you to Francine St. Pierre, Bronislawa Jurczyk and Carol Shapiro. And of course, thanks to my delightful little family, Matthew and Henryk Valentine, for being infuriating and distracting but always making me want to make you proud.