Run: An Uncharted Direction is a compelling memoir. It tells the story of Jess Silver through a lens that is centered on sports and fitness as imperative to her life, development of a perceptive compass and personal growth.

Silver takes listeners on a journey into her story as she questions and contemplates her experiences and the daily truths that are apparent to us and those which are found through more inquisitive exploration, reflection and discovery. She encourages listeners to see themselves as seekers of novelty as she calls it in the opening chapter, and as searchers of their own path amidst moments of adversity and victory, which are mirrored by sport and the pursuit of fitness, building capacity to understand, endure and to finally take one’s own distinct flight.

The story takes listeners inside Silver’s cultural and familial roots, her childhood experiences as they shape her, her academic trials and tribulations, all while allowing audiences to understand her psyche which informs passions of writing for example, and using this pursuit to make sense of the often mystifying realities of life, and to inscribe one’s uniqueness into the larger master-narrative through discovering a profound passion for sport; understanding how it builds confidence, resilience, encourages camaraderie, and will. It is a metaphor for life.

Jess Silver lives in Toronto, Canada.