Chris Heath, author portrait
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Chris Heath

Award-winning journalist CHRIS HEATH has written about a wide array of subjects for GQ, The Atlantic, Esquire and Vanity Fair. His story “18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio.” won the 2013 National Magazine Award for Reporting; his story “The Militiamen, the Governor and the Kidnapping That Wasn’t” was nominated for the 2023 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing. He has also written about popular culture, including the books Pet Shop Boys, Literally and the 2004 UK bestseller Feel, about British pop star Robbie Williams. He co-wrote the lyrics for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Boy in the Dress, which premiered in Stratford in November 2019. Based in Brooklyn, Heath grew up south of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
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Wed Feb 12 | 11:00 AM
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
222 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Tue Mar 04 | 07:00 PM
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City
5801 W 115th St
Overland Park, KS 66211
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115 Park Ave
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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