Michael Leahy (author)
American writer and journalist (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Leahy (born January 28, 1953) is an American author and award-winning writer for The Washington Post and 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]
Michael Leahy | |
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Born | (1953-01-28) January 28, 1953 (age 71) 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 |
Leahy has also earned recognition for his 2004 book When Nothing Else Matters, which chronicles basketball superstar Michael Jordan's last comeback to the NBA.[2] Leahy's stories have also been selected for the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 editions of The Best American Sports Writing anthologies.[3] His first book Hard Lessons follows the lives of six Beverly Hills High School students, class of 1986, and deals with the challenges and anxieties of teenage life in modern America.[4]