MacDonald hosted theCBC documentary seriesLife and Times for seven seasons. MacDonald also hosted CBC's flagship documentary program,Doc Zone for eight seasons.
MacDonald's 2003 novel,The Way the Crow Flies, was partly inspired by theSteven Truscott case. Her third novelAdult Onset was released in 2014 and has been translated into five languages. Her fourth novelFayne was published in 2022.[7]
In May 2015, MacDonald was the "big-name author" and "public face"[10] of the inaugural Canadian Authors for Indies Day, organized to bring attention toindependent bookstores across the country. Nearly 100 stores and 270 authors participated in the nationwide event.[10]
In December 2018, MacDonald was named as an Officer of theOrder of Canada, in recognition of "her multi-faceted contributions to the arts in Canada and for her advocacy ofLGBTQ+ andwomen's rights".[11]
In 2019, MacDonald was diagnosed withseronegativerheumatoid arthritis, which affected every aspect of her life, including work. She finished her novelFayne while strapped to a chair in order to be able to type. Her illness caused the novel's completion to be delayed by a year. As of 2023, she is symptom-free.[12][13]
MacDonald is married to the Canadian playwright and theatre directorAlisa Palmer.[14][15]
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^Crew, Robert (November 4, 1989). "All in a Goodnight's work for busy playwright/actor".Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. p. J3.
^Schiefer, Nancy (August 10, 1996). "Novel-Playwright's First Book Has Tremendous Appeal".The London Free Press. London, Ontario, Canada. p. D6.
^McGillis, Ian (September 25, 2015). "Concordia names first Richler resident writer; MacDonald eager to offer support for an often 'very lonely' art".Montreal Gazette (Early ed.). Montreal, Quebec. p. B7.
^"Honorary degree recipient's novel selected as Book of the Week".The Lance. University of Windsor. March 30, 2015. p. 1.
^Cole, Susan G. (September 25 – October 1, 2003)."Ann-Marie MacDonald".Now Toronto. Archived fromthe original on September 29, 2007. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2007.
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