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Journalist and Author

Mark Richardson

Based in Cobourg, Mark is the former automotive editor of the Toronto Star and now contributes regularly to Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, among other publications.

His second novel, published in May 2025, is Running on Empty.

How, and why, I wrote The Drive Across Canada

Author Mark Richardson:

I’ve driven the entire length of the 7,700-kilometre Trans-Canada Highway twice and written about it twice. Why did I do this, and what’s the allure of this road?”

Books by Mark

Recent Books

Running on Empty

Zack wants to find his wife and son, lost to a horrific cult. Grant wants a road-trip to rememberon his new motorcycle. And they’re both being hunted as they ride on their quest across America.

The Drive Across Canada

Experience driving Canada’s longest road and travel with the adventurous pioneers who helped make it a reality.

NOW AVAILABLE

Bird on a Wire

Somebody stole little Jessica Morgan from a Florida shopping mall. Years later, can her drug-mule father and fragile mother find her?

SECOND EDITION

Zen and Now

“A primer for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and the biography of author Robert Pirsig, found on a journey on the road less travelled.”

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