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You’ve landed on the website for writer, teacher, and editor Michael N. McGregor, author of The Last Grand Tour (coming from Korza Books on January 28, 2025), An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life (coming from Monkfish Publishing on May 13, 2025), and Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax (Fordham UP, 2015).

Click on any of the titles above to order or pre-order my books.

For news on my new books, current projects, writing tips, recent photographs, and thoughts on various aspects of life–check out my latest Posts:

For older posts, click on Archives.

For a quick overview of my writing and life, click on A Little About Me…

To see where I’ll be appearing in coming days, click on Upcoming Events.

For information on–or to order–my new novel, click on THE LAST GRAND TOUR.

For information on–or to order–my forthcoming nonfiction book, click on AN ISLAND TO MYSELF: THE PLACE OF SOLITUDE IN AN ACTIVE LIFE.

To learn more about my biography of Robert Lax, click on PURE ACT. (If you want to know more about the book’s subject, go to RobertLax.com).

If you’re interested in reading some of my other published writings or listening to interviews with me click on Selected Publications and Interviews.

And if you’d like to see what recognition my writing has received, click on Honors and Awards.

My other website is WritingtheNorthwest.com. Just click on the website name to find essays, articles, and news related to literary, historical and contemporary writing about the Pacific Northwest. It has the latest updates and information on the featured authors for my new Writers-in-Conversation series at the Cascadia Art Museum too!

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Photographs of Michael N. McGregor by Brian McDonnell at bmacstudio.com.

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