Dean Jobb

Dean Jobb is a Canadian writer and journalist from Nova Scotia. He has been awarded three Atlantic Journalism Awards across his 40+ years in journalism, and has authored several nonfiction books. Jobb is professor emeritus at the University of King's College.

Biography

Dean Jobb is from Wolfville, Nova Scotia. ^[1] His career in journalism spans over 40 years, ^[2] including a 20-year career at The Chronicle Herald; he has received three Atlantic Journalism Awards in recognition of his work. ^[1] Jobb is an associate professor at the University of King's College, ^[1] and was named professor emeritus of the university's School of Journalism. ^[2]

Jobb has authored several nonfiction books, particularly in the area of true crime. ^[2] His book Calculated Risk: Greed, Politics and the Westray Tragedy (1994) was the winner of the City of Dartmouth Book Award. ^[2] His 2015 book Empire of Deception was named the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year, won the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award, and was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. ^[3]

Publications

Nonfiction books

• Jobb, Dean (1991). Crime Wave . Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN   0-9190-0168-8. ^[4]
• — (1994). Calculated Risk. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9070-2. ^[5]
• — (2015). Empire of Deception. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-1-4434-4109-4. ^[6]
• — (2021). The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-1-4434-5332-5. ^[7]
• — (2022). The Acadian Saga. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-7747-1127-9. ^[8]
• — (2024). A Gentleman and a Thief. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-1-4434-6853-4. ^[9]

True crime collections

• Jobb, Dean (2020). Daring, Devious and Deadly. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN   978-1-9897-2523-8. ^[10]
• — (2021). Madness, Mayhem & Murder. Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press. ISBN   978-1-9897-2561-0. ^[11]

Reference works

• Jobb, Dean; Cribb, Robert; McKie, David; Vallance-Jones, Fred (2006). Digging Deeper . Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-1954-2127-9. ^[a]
• Jobb, Dean (2023). Media Law in Canada (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: Emond Publications. ISBN   978-1-7746-2341-1.

Notes

1. Third edition published in 2015. ISBN   978-0-1990-0849-0. "Borrowable copy" – via the Internet Archive.

References

Citations

1. WTC (2016).
2. Jobb (2025).
3. WTC (2016); WFNS (2024).
4. Cran (1992).
5. MacLeod (1994).
6. Lyons (2015); Wagner (2015); Weinman (2015); Savage (2019).
7. Akers (2021); CBC Books (2021); Dirda (2021); Lin (2021).
8. Elliott (2022); Manley (2023).
9. Butland (2024); Carroll (2024); Hartman (2024); Hoffman (2024); Kiesel (2025).
10. Flint (2020).
11. Hage (2021).

Sources

• Akers, W. M. (13 July 2021). "Getting Away With Murder, Literally". The New York Times . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Butland, Sarah (20 June 2024). "A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean Jobb". Miramichi Reader . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Carroll, Tobias (27 August 2024). "The Life and Times of a Jazz-Age Gentleman Thief". InsideHook . New York. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• [CBC Books] (3 February 2021). "The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream". CBC Books . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Cran, Emily Elizabeth (18 April 1992). "Pottersfield: tiny press with impact". Telegraph-Journal . p. 21. Retrieved 7 September 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Dirda, Michael (11 August 2021). "A true-crime columnist turns his attention to Victorian-era serial killer Thomas Neill Cream" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Elliott, Wendy (7 December 2022). "Annapolis Valley, N.S., authors chronicle Acadian history in two books". PNI Atlantic News . Postmedia Network . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Flint, Denise (26 October 2020). "Denise Flint Reviews a Fun and Quirky History of True Crime and Justice in Nova Scotia". Atlantic Books Today. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Hage, Lyla (3 November 2021). "Lyla Hage Reviews Not-So-Average History of Greed, Corruption, Politics and Injustice". Atlantic Books Today. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Hartman, Darrell (25 June 2024). "Book Review: What Happened to the Well-Mannered Cat Burglar?". The New York Times . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Hoffman, Carl (24 June 2024). "He snuck in wearing a tailored suit — and left with millions in jewels". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Jobb, Dean (2025). "About". DeanJobb.com. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Kiesel, Diane (13 July 2025). "A Gentleman and a Thief". Washington Independent Review of Books . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Lin, Ho (July 2021). "Review of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Lyons, Stephen J. (13 June 2015). "Review: 'Empire of Deception,' by Dean Jobb; fascinating tale of a master swindler" . Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• MacLeod, Steve (20 October 1994). "New book examines mine tragedy". Times-Transcript . p. 39. Retrieved 7 September 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Manley, Alison (20 February 2023). "The Acadian Saga: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph, New & Revised Edition By Dean Jobb". Miramichi Reader . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Savage, William (9 May 2019). "Review: 'Empire of Deception' by Dean Jobb". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Wagner, Vit (June 2015). "Empire of Deception: From Chicago to Nova Scotia – The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation" (Review). Quill & Quire . Toronto, ON: St. Joseph Media . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• Weinman, Sarah (12 June 2015). "Review: Dean Jobb's Empire of Deception chronicles the thrilling tale of swindler Leo Koretz". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• [WFNS] (2024). "Dean Jobb". Halifax, N.S.: Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
• [WTC] (2016). "Dean Jobb". Writers' Trust of Canada . Retrieved 7 September 2025.

Further reading

Articles

• Ingram, Katie (22 November 2021). "The Dean Jobb Interview". Miramichi Reader . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
• [National Post] (13 August 2014). "Dean Jobb: The tale of the Tallahassee". National Post . Toronto: Postmedia Network . Retrieved 13 August 2025.

Audio and video

• Warren, Al; Turnof, Brian (28 July 2021). Dean Jobb - The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream (Radio). House of Mystery Radio Show. NBC . Retrieved 7 September 2025– via YouTube.

External links

• Official website
• Dean Jobb at 49th Shelf, Association of Canadian Publishers
• Works by Dean Jobb at Open Library