David Spaner has been a feature writer, movie critic, reporter, and editor for numerous newspapers and magazines. He has also been a cultural/political organizer (Yippie and manager of the legendary punk band The Subhumans). He is the author of Dreaming in the Rain: How Vancouver Became Hollywood North by Northwest, Shoot It! Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film, and Solidarity: Canada's Unknown Revolution of 1983. His most recent book, the novel Keefer Street, was nominated for the George Ryga Prize for Social Awareness in Literature and the Western Canada Jewish Book awards.