When Shawn Micallef went to update his book on strolling Toronto, he realized the entire chapter on Yonge Street needed to be “re-walked” as did the rest of the book. What expected to take two months ended up taking eight.
When Shawn Micallef went to update his book on strolling Toronto, he realized the entire chapter on Yonge Street needed to be “re-walked” as did the rest of the book. What expected to take two months ended up taking eight.
Guest:Shawn Micallef, contributing columnist and author of “Stroll: Pyschogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto”
In 2010, journalist Shawn Micallef first published his book of observations, suggestions and civic history gleaned from years of wandering around the city and paying close attention to what he saw. In the 14-years since, as Micallef became a freelance columnist for The Star, the book has been a perennial local favourite, running through several press runs. This week, a new, updated edition launches, for which he re-walked all of the terrain and revised to note how the city has changed in small and large ways. From the ravines to and entirely new neighbourhood, he talks about what one can learn about a city, and how you can grow to both love it and demand change from it, just by strolling around.
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