Sean Michaels

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SEAN MICHAELS is the author of Do You Remember Being Born?, a story of AI and poetry. He is also the author of the novels Us Conductors and The Wagers, and founder of the pioneering music blog Said the Gramophone. His non-fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, McSweeney’s, and Pitchfork. Sean is a recipient of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the QWF Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize, the Grand Prix Numix, the Prix Nouvelles Écritures, and he has been nominated for the Dublin Literary Award, the Kirkus Prize, the Peabody Awards, and the Prix des libraires du Quebec. Born in Stirling, Scotland, Sean lives in Montreal, Canada.






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Credit: Julie Artacho

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

Credit: John Londono

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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
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Do You Remember Being Born? - Canadian edition


Do You Remember Being Born? - Random House original hardcover



Do You Remember Being Born? - USA edition


Do You Remember Being Born? - Astra House original hardcover



The Wagers - Canadian editions


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



The Wagers - US edition


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