Max Porter

Max Porter is a British author and former editor whose experimental literary fiction has won numerous awards and established him as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. His debut Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, inspired by Ted Hughes's Crow, won the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Lanny and Shy followed, each pushing the boundaries of what fiction can do. The Death of Francis Bacon continues his formally daring approach to storytelling. His audiobooks and books are essential for readers and listeners who appreciate literary fiction that is bold, innovative, and emotionally devastating.