Patricia Seaman is a writer, critic, editor and designer. She is the author of New Motor Queen City (Coach House Books, 1999), The Black Diamond Ring (Mercury Press, 1994) and Hotel Destiné (gynergy press, 1989). A well-known reviewer of popular culture, literature and film, Patricia frequently writes for the Globe and Mail, and has appeared in Brick, Descant, Parachute and Paragraph.