Patricia Pearson (born April 7, 1964) is a Canadian writer and journalist. She has published two novels and several works of nonfiction.
Patricia Pearson
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| Born | (1964-04-07) April 7, 1964 (age 60) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Trinity College University of Chicago Columbia School of Journalism |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Geoffrey Pearson Landon Pearson |
| Relatives | Lester B. Pearson (grandfather) Maryon Pearson (grandmother) |
Born in Mexico City,[1] Pearson is one of five children of Canadian diplomat Geoffrey Pearson and former Ontario Senator Landon Pearson, and the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Lester Pearson.[2] She was educated at Netherwood School in Rothesay, New Brunswick; Trinity College, Toronto; the University of Chicago; and Columbia School of Journalism in New York.
Pearson has written for magazines such as The New Yorker, Toronto Life, Reader's Digest and Business Week.[3] Her newspaper work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The New York Times, National Post, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph.[4] She's also written for CBC Television, The History Channel and TVOntario.[5]
Pearson resigned her weekly column at the National Post in 2003 to protest that newspaper's support for the Bush administration in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Her subsequent satirical writing has been hailed as "hysterically funny" by the Los Angeles Times and “highly amusing” by the New York Times.[6]
Pearson has lived in New York City, Delhi and Moscow, and now resides in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and two children.