Mar­sha Led­er­man is the author of the acclaimed nation­al best­selling mem­oir Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holo­caust, Once Removed and a colum­nist for The Globe and Mail. An award-win­ning jour­nal­ist, Mar­sha was pre­vi­ous­ly The Globe’s West­ern Arts Cor­re­spon­dent. Before that, she worked for CBC Radio and in com­mer­cial radio. Born and raised in Toron­to, Ontario, she now lives in Van­cou­ver, Britsh Columbia.