Patricia Pearson (born April 7, 1964) is a

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writer and journalist. She has published two novels and several works of nonfiction.

Life and work

Born in

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, Pearson is one of five children of Canadian diplomat

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and former Ontario Senator

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, and the granddaughter of former

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Lester Pearson. She was educated at Netherwood School in

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;

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; the

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; and

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in New York. Pearson has written for magazines such as

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and Business Week. Her newspaper work has appeared in

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, and

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. She's also written for CBC Television, The History Channel and

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. 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 ''

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'' and “highly amusing” by the New York Times. Pearson has lived in

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and

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, and now resides in

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with her husband and two children.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Playing House'' (Random House of Canada, 2003) * ''Believe Me'' (Random House of Canada, 2005)

Non-fiction

* ''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) (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} * '' Wish You Were Here: A Murdered Girl, a Brother's Quest and the Hunt for a Serial Killer'' (with John Allore) (Random House, 2020)

Articles

Awards

* 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 The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, formerly known as the Arthur Ellis Awards, are a group of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and mystery writing published in th ...

for best non-fiction crime book * 2004

Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, also known as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Leacock Medal, is an annual literary award presented for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer, published or self ...

, finalist

References

External links

Audio interview re: A Brief History of Anxiety May 2008
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