Colum McCann, a celebrated writer, born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, counts among his honors the U.S National Book Award, the Dublin Literary Prize, several major European awards, and an Oscar nomination. His work has been published in over 40 languages.  He is the President and co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organisation, Narrative 4. His most recent novel, Apeirogon, became an immediate New York Times best-seller and won several international awards.  His first major non-fiction book, American Mother, was published in March 2024.