Jonathan Bennett's latest book is Entitlement: a novel. He is the author of three previous books including the critically acclaimed novel, After Battersea Park, a book of poetry, Here is my street, this tree I planted, and a collection of short stories, Verandah People, which was runner up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. He is a winner of the K.M. Hunter Artists' Award in Literature.

Jonathan Bennett's other writing has appeared in many periodicals and journals including: the Globe and Mail, Quill and Quire, Antipodes: A North American Journal of Australian Literature, and Descant. He is on the board of the Writers' Trust of Canada. Born in Vancouver, raised in Sydney, Australia, Jonathan lives in Peterborough, Ontario.


Critical praise

"unsettling, raw and vivid...with ravishing language, Bennett's ability to animate lives within a landscape that dwarfs the human, makes for a memorable read."
- Kirkus Review (on Verandah People)


"Bennett has a way with a sentence . . . A minimalist with a deft, sure touch, he does a lot with a little, flinging a swaying bridge between the realm of ordinary prose and incandescent poetry."
- Edmonton Journal


"Jonathan Bennett is one of those literary finds that makes a book critic sit up and take notice."
- January Magazine