Ami McKay

AMI McKAY is the author of three internationally bestselling novels-- The Birth House , The Virgin Cure and The Witches of New York and the recent yuletide novella, Half Spent Was the Night . She began her writing career as a freelance radio journalist, and in 2001 wrote and produced a radio documentary, also called Daughter of Family G , that traced her decision to undergo genetic testing. It won a Silver Medallion at the Atlantic Journalism Awards, was nominated for a Gabriel Award, and aired...See more

AMI McKAY is the author of three internationally bestselling novels-- The Birth House , The Virgin Cure and The Witches of New York and the recent yuletide novella, Half Spent Was the Night . She began her writing career as a freelance radio journalist, and in 2001 wrote and produced a radio documentary, also called Daughter of Family G , that traced her decision to undergo genetic testing. It won a Silver Medallion at the Atlantic Journalism Awards, was nominated for a Gabriel Award, and aired on both The Sunday Edition on CBC Radio and on National Public Radio in the US. Her non-fiction work has also appeared in Elle Canada , The Independent, Canadian Living and Chatelaine . Born and raised in Indiana, McKay now lives in Nova Scotia. @SideshowAmi amimckay.com See less