Michael Leahy (author)

For other people with the same name, see Michael Leahy (disambiguation).
Michael Leahy
Born (1953-01-28) January 28, 1953 (age 71)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
Alma materYale College
Notable works
SpouseJane Leahy
Children1
Website
michael-leahy.com

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]

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]

  1. ^ L. Ulin, David (June 24, 2016). "The Dodgers of the 1960s: riots, antiwar protests, tumultuous politics". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.
  2. ^ Barnes, Simon. "When Nothing Else Matters by Michael Leahy"[dead link], The Times, January 15, 2005. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Michael Leahy, Simon & Schuster. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  4. ^ 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.