Patricia Pearson (born April 7, 1964) is a Canadian writer and journalist. She has published two novels and several works of nonfiction.
Patricia Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1964 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Trinity College University of Chicago Columbia School of Journalism |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Geoffrey Pearson Landon Pearson |
| Relatives | Lester B. Pearson (grandfather) Maryon Pearson (grandmother) |
Life and work
editBorn in Mexico City,[1] Pearson is one of five children of Canadian diplomat Geoffrey Pearson and former Ontario Senator Landon Pearson, and the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Lester Pearson.[2] She was educated at Netherwood School in Rothesay, New Brunswick; Trinity College, Toronto; the University of Chicago; and Columbia School of Journalism in New York.
Pearson has written for magazines such as The New Yorker, Toronto Life, Reader's Digest and Business Week.[3] Her newspaper work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The New York Times, National Post, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph.[4] She's also written for CBC Television, The History Channel and TVOntario.[5]
Pearson resigned her weekly column at the National Post in 2003 to protest that newspaper's support for the Bush administration in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Her subsequent satirical writing has been hailed as "hysterically funny" by the Los Angeles Times and “highly amusing” by the New York Times.[6]
Pearson has lived in New York City, Delhi and Moscow, and now resides in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and two children.
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Playing House (Random House of Canada, 2003)
- Believe Me (Random House of Canada, 2005)
Non-fiction
edit- When She Was Bad: How and Why Women Get Away with Murder (1998) Viking USA, Virago UK, Random House Canada
- Area Woman Blows Gasket: Tales from the Domestic Frontier (2005) Vintage Canada
- A Brief History of Anxiety (Yours & Mine) (Bloomsbury, 2008)
- Opening Heaven's Door: What the Dying May Be Trying to Tell Us About Where They're Going (Random House, 2014) ISBN 9780307360137 (reprinted as Opening Heaven's Door: What the Dying Are Trying to Say about Where They're Going)
- Looks Can Kill: A Doctor's Journey Through Steroids, Addiction and Online Fitness Culture (with Riam Shaamaa) (Random House Canada, 2020} ISBN 9780735277472
- Wish You Were Here: A Murdered Girl, a Brother's Quest and the Hunt for a Serial Killer (with John Allore) (Random House, 2020) ISBN 9780735277168
Articles
edit- Pearson, Patricia (17 October 2011). "Shouts & Murmurs: History: The Customer Reviews". The New Yorker. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
Awards
edit- 1994 National Magazine Award (Honourable mention, Science, Health and Medicine category, for "Murder on her Mind")
- 1995 National Magazine Award (Gold, Essay category, for "Behind Every Successful Psychopath")
- 1998 National Magazine Award (Gold, One-of-a-kind Articles category, for "Death Becomes Her")
- 1996 National Author's Award
- 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for best non-fiction crime book
- 2004 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, finalist
References
edit- ^ Canadian Geographic web site Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World University Service of Canada web site Archived 2009-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Canadian Writers Group web site". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Canadian Writers Group web site". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Canadian Writers Group web site". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Canadian Writers Group web site". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-02-04.