Michelle Hébert

Michelle Hébert has turned the most difficult times in her life into stories that challenge, inspire, and remind us of the shared humanity that makes life sparkle. She has an MFA in creative non-fiction from the University of King’s College, a degree in journalism, and training and experience in community social work. She combined her journalism skills with her love of history and passion for social justice to write her first non-fiction book, Enriched by Catastrophe: Social Work and Social Conflict after the Halifax Explosion, published by Fernwood in 2007. The Toronto Star named her debut novel, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (Vagrant 2024), one of the 20 ‘Must Read’ books of Summer 2024.

Michelle lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. Visit her website at michellehebertwrites dot com.