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Michael Harris is the author of The End of Absence, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award and became a national bestseller. He writes about media, civil liberties, and the arts, for dozens of publications, including The Washington Post, Wired, Salon, The Huffington Post, and The Globe & Mail. His work has been a finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize, the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, the Chautauqua Prize, the CBC Bookie Awards, and several National Magazine Awards. He lives in Vancouver with his partner, the artist Kenny Park.
For public appearances, contact Michael Harris directly at vancouverharris[at]gmail[dot]com
Michael’s Books:
Solitude: A Singular Life in a Crowded World
Doubleday Canada, April 2017
Thomas Dunne Books, April 2017
Cornerstone, PRH, UK, April 2017
Across Publishing Company, Korea
Homme, France
Planeta, Spain
United Creadion, China
PROSZYNSKI, Poland
National Bestseller
A Maclean’s “Must Read”
Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize
The End of Absence
HarperCollins Canada, Fall 2014
Current/Penguin US, Fall 2014
Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction
Longlisted for the 2015 RBC Taylor Prize
Longlisted for the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year 2014
Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, recommended The End of Absence in the Wall Street Journal
A Maisonneuve Magazine Best Book of 2014
