Elizabeth RuthElizabeth Ruth was named one of ten Canadian women writers you need to read by the CBC. She teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto. Elizabeth's first novel, Ten Good Seconds of Silence, was a finalist for the riters' Trust Fiction Prize, Amazon.ca/First Novel Award, and City of Toronto Book Award. Smoke, her second novel, was chosen for the One Book, One Community program. Her third was long-listed for Canada Reads. She lives in Toronto. Read More Read Less