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MATT CAHILL’s debut novel, the literary thriller The Society of Experience was picked as one of the top must-reads by Harper’s Bazaar magazine. He has contributed essays to Ryeberg, the Humber Literary Review, and Torontoist. His piece, On Madness Within Imagination, was included in The Best Canadian Essays 2017. His short stories have appeared with Found Press and The Rusty Toque. Raised in Southern Ontario and Northern Alberta, he lives and works in downtown Toronto, where he has a private practice as a Registered Psychotherapist. His next novel, Radioland, will be out in the fall of 2022. ...more

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	The Society of Experience 3.70 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radioland 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best Canadian Essays 2017 by Christopher Doda, Marina Nemat (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matt Cahill (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snowshoe 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second World it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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