Jacob McArthur Mooney's books are The New Layman's Almanac (McClelland & Stewart, 2008) and Folk (M&S, 2011), the latter of which was shortlisted for the Trillium Poetry Prize and the Dylan Thomas Prize and made Best of the Year lists from both the Globe and Mail and the National Post. He is the host of the Pivot Reading Series in Toronto and the editor of Best Canadian Poetry in English 2015 (Tightrope). His newest is Don't Be Interesting (M&S/RandomHouse).