Biography

Michael Thomas Barry is the award-winning author of eight nonfiction books that have received nearly two dozen literary awards. Most notable are the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award (bronze medal) and the 2011 & 2014 Readers' Favorite International Book Award (silver & gold medals).

Between 2012-2018, Michael was a columnist for CrimeMagazine.com, where he penned the weekly column "This Week in Crime History." In 2016, he became a staff reviewer for the New York Journal of Books and as a contributing correspondent, his reviews have appeared in over a dozen Southern California newspapers. The author has made several television appearances including Investigation Discovery Channel's Deadly Women and True Nightmares series, as well as PBS SoCal's Real Orange.

The author is a graduate of the California State University, Fullerton with bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and history. During his time at Cal State Fullerton, he was honored by the National Council of Phi Alpha Theta for his conspicuous attainments and scholarship in the field of history. His research paper Agitation & Emigration: The Coalfields of Great Britain, 1901-1913 was chosen as one of the most exceptional papers of 1998 and published in the critically acclaimed Welebaethan Journal of History.
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Michael Thomas Barry has appeared on Investigation Discovery Channel's True Nightmares, Deadly Women and PBS SoCal's Real Orange.His many literary awards include the 2011 & 2014 Readers Favorite International Book Awards (silver and gold medals), 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards (finalist), 2012 & 2013 International Book Awards (winner), 2012 Los Angeles Book Festival (finalist), 2013 & 2014 Next Generation Indie Excellence Book Awards (finalist), 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards (winner), 2013 Southern California Book Festival (honorable mention), and 2014 London Book Festival (runner-up finalist).
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