Michael Leahy (author)
Michael Leahy | |
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| Born | January 28, 1953 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Notable works | The Last Innocents When Nothing Else Matters Hard Lessons |
| Spouse | Jane Leahy |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| michael-leahy.com | |
Michael Leahy (born January 28, 1953) is an American
The Washington Post Magazine. He is best known for his latest non-fiction book The Last Innocents, which examines the tumultuous political and social change of the 1960s through the lens of the era's legendary Los Angeles Dodgers.[1]
Leahy has also earned recognition for his 2004 book America.[4]
Early life
Leahy was born in
Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Yale University
.
Career
A feature writer known for his intimate portraits of subjects, Leahy explores topics varying from politics to social issues to sports. He has written for Playboy Magazine and Sports Illustrated.
Leahy has published three non-fiction books: Hard Lessons (1988), When Nothing Else Matters (2004) and The Last Innocents (2016).
Along the way, Leahy has covered
Alzheimer's, and the playing comeback of basketball legend Michael Jordan with the Washington Wizards
.
Awards and accolades
- His story on the life of a paroled child murderer spared execution in the early 1970s because of a death penalty unconstitutional won the Washington D.C. Society of Professional Journalists’ Best Feature Story award.
- In 2004, GQ Magazinenamed When Nothing Else Matters "the best sports book of the year"
- In 2006, his sperm donorknown to the woman for years only as Donor 929 – won honors from the Society of Professional Journalists as the best magazine story in the country for that year.
- His sports work has been selected four times for Houghton Mifflin Company, which annually features the 25 best sports stories in the nation.
- Leahy won the 2016 finalist for the 2017 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing.[6]
Personal life
Leahy resides with his wife Jane in a suburb of Washington, D.C.; they have one child together.
Bibliography
- Hard Lessons: Senior Year at Beverly Hills High School (1988)
- When Nothing Else Matters (2004)
- The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016)
References
- ^ L. Ulin, David (June 24, 2016). "The Dodgers of the 1960s: riots, antiwar protests, tumultuous politics". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.
- ^ Barnes, Simon. "When Nothing Else Matters by Michael Leahy", The Times, January 15, 2005. Accessed April 12, 2008.
- ^ Michael Leahy, Simon & Schuster. Accessed April 12, 2008.
- ^ Hailey, Kendall (November 20, 1988). "Down and Out at Beverly Hills High HARD LESSONS Senior Year at Beverly Hills High School by Michael Leahy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ Casey Award. Spitball: The Baseball Literary Magazine.
- ^ "2017 Pen/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing". 18 January 2017.
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