Author
Glenn Dixon
Associated Country
Canada
Glenn Dixon is a Canadian writer, editor, and journalist known for his literary travel writing and creative nonfiction. He has contributed to numerous publications, including The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, and National Geographic Traveler, building a reputation for thoughtful, reflective storytelling grounded in place and experience.
Dixon gained wider recognition with his memoir Juliet’s Answer (2014), in which he recounts his time working as a volunteer responder to letters sent to Juliet in Verona, Italy. Blending travel narrative with personal reflection, the book explores themes of love, longing, and human connection across cultures.
His writing is characterized by its curiosity, lyrical style, and attention to detail, often combining journalism with personal narrative. As a Canadian author, Dixon is associated with contemporary literary nonfiction that bridges travel, memoir, and cultural exploration.
Dixon gained wider recognition with his memoir Juliet’s Answer (2014), in which he recounts his time working as a volunteer responder to letters sent to Juliet in Verona, Italy. Blending travel narrative with personal reflection, the book explores themes of love, longing, and human connection across cultures.
His writing is characterized by its curiosity, lyrical style, and attention to detail, often combining journalism with personal narrative. As a Canadian author, Dixon is associated with contemporary literary nonfiction that bridges travel, memoir, and cultural exploration.
Books
In a self-running, smart house, a young and sentient Roomba listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by To Kill a Mockingbird and craving the human connection she...
Bootleg Stardust 2021
It’s 1974. The music world is rocking with bellbottoms, platform shoes, and lots and lots of drugs. This year’s sensation is an American band called Downtown Exit and their latest album has just gone...
Juliet's Answer 2017
When Glenn Dixon is spurned by love, he packs his bags for Verona, Italy. Once there, he volunteers to answer the thousands of letters that arrive addressed to Juliet—letters sent from lovelorn people...
Every culture on Earth has music. Every culture that’s ever existed has had it, but we don’t exactly know why. Music is not like food, shelter, or having opposable thumbs. We don’t need it to live,...