| David Eddie | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Occupation: | novelist, humorist |
| Years Active: | 1990s–present |
| Notable Works: | Chump Change, Damage Control, The Yard |
David Eddie is a Canadian writer, best known as a humorous advice columnist for The Globe and Mail.[1]
His debut novel Chump Change was published in 1996,[2] and was a shortlisted nominee for the Stephen Leacock Award[3] and the Toronto Book Award[4] in 1997. His second book, the non-fiction memoir Housebroken: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad, was published in 1999,[5] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Award in 2000.[6]
In 2003, he began writing a regular column for the Canadian men's magazine Toro.[7] He later joined The Globe and Mail, for which he writes the weekly column "Damage Control".[1] He has also written for publications including Canadian Living, Chatelaine, the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen and Maclean's.
His third book, Damage Control, was published in 2010.[1]
He was co-creator with Michael Mabbott of the six-episode television series The Yard, which aired on HBO Canada in 2011.[8]