Joel Bowman

Joel Bowman was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Australia, where he passed most of his childhood on the beach and in the surf. In 2000 he emigrated permanently to nowhere in particular, and has been traveling the world ever since, living in Americas North and South, Easts Middle and Far and worlds Old and New, calling a dozen countries and many more cities home along the way. A journalist by training, Mr. Bowman's essays and columns have appeared in numerous news outlets and academic...See more

Joel Bowman was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Australia, where he passed most of his childhood on the beach and in the surf. In 2000 he emigrated permanently to nowhere in particular, and has been traveling the world ever since, living in Americas North and South, Easts Middle and Far and worlds Old and New, calling a dozen countries and many more cities home along the way. A journalist by training, Mr. Bowman's essays and columns have appeared in numerous news outlets and academic journals both in the US and abroad. After almost two decades writing and speaking publicly about politics, economics and international living, Mr. Bowman turned his hand to fiction. Morris, Alive is his debut novel. Mr. Bowman splits his time between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the open road. He is at home wherever and whenever he is with his wife and daughter. See less