MICHAEL HARRIS is the author of The End of Absence, a national bestseller that earned the Governor General's Literary Prize. For dozens of outlets, including The Washington Post, Wired, Salon, The Huffington Post, and The Globe & Mail, he writes about media, civil liberties, and the arts. His work has been nominated for the RBC Taylor Prize, the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, the Chautauqua Prize, the CBC Bookie Awards, and many National Magazine Awards, among others. He and his girlfriend, artist Kenny Park, live in Vancouver. MichaelJohnHarris.com is a website dedicated to Michael John Harris.