The Rise of the Creative Class and Who's Your City? are both bestselling books by the author. He has contributed to newspapers such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and others. Among his many honors and medals is the Breakthrough Idea of the Year award from the Harvard Business Review. He was named one of the Best and Brightest by Esquire magazine in 2005, and one of BusinessWeek's Voices of Innovation in 2006. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.