David Lomax
Born in Scotland and raised in Toronto, David Lomax divides his time between four great passions – writing, reading, teaching high-school English, and his wonderful family. He lives in Toronto with his awesome wife and three precocious children.
His debut novel, Backward Glass is out now from Flux Books.
David, the author and teacher, is now offering FREE Lessons/rubrics (gr 7-10) & Questions for Book clubs available for Backward Glass at: http://wp.me/p1hz0K-8Y
His facebook fan page is http://www.facebook.com/DavidLomax100
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