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SEAN MICHAELS is a novelist, short story writer and critic. Born in Stirling, Scotland and raised in Ottawa, he eventually settled in Montreal, where he founded the pioneering music blog Said the Gramophone. His debut novel, Us Conductors, received the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the QWF Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, and was nominated for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, the Kirkus Prize, the International Dublin Literary Award and (in translation) the Prix des libraires de Québec. His second novel, The Wagers, appeared in 2019. Sean's award-winning writing has also appeared in The Observer, McSweeney's, The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Walrus and The Globe & Mail. He enjoys cold water, warm madeleines, and songs with colours in their titles.

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Credit: Julie Artacho

Sean Michaels - by Julie Artacho    Sean Michaels - by Julie Artacho - black and white

Credit: John Londono

Sean Michaels - 1770 - by John Londono    Sean Michaels - 1950 - by John Londono    Sean Michaels - 1949 - by John Londono
Sean Michaels - 1770 black and white - by John Londono    Sean Michaels - 1950 black and white - by John Londono    Sean Michaels - 1949 black and white - by John Londono
Sean Michaels - 1859 - by John Londono    Sean Michaels - 1859 black and white - by John Londono

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The Wagers - Canadian editions


The Wagers - Random House original hardcover    The Wagers - Random House original hardcover 3D



The Wagers - selected international editions


The Wagers - Tin House pre-release cover



Us Conductors - Canadian editions


Us Conductors - Random House original    Us Conductors - Random House paperback



Us Conductors - selected international editions


Us Conductors - Tin House edition    Us Conductors - Bloomsbury hardcover edition    Us Conductors - Bloomsbury paperback edition    Us Conductors - Editions Alto edition

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