Henry Porter (journalist)

Henry Porter (born 1953) is an English author and journalist. He is a writer of thrillers and was, until 2014, a regular columnist for The Observer. He is also the British editor of Vanity Fair.

Porter's articles are mainly concerned with liberty and civil rights. In February 2009, he co-founded the Convention on Modern Liberty.

On the Orwell Prize's journalism shortlist for 2009,^[1] he wrote the award-winning novel Brandenburg, also titled Brandenburg Gate.^[2]

Bibliography

Standalone works

• Remembrance Day (2000)
• A Spy’s Life (2001)
• Empire State (2003)
• Brandenburg (2005)
• The Dying Light (2009)
• The Bell Ringers (2010)

The Bell Ringers is The Dying Light in the US market.

Skirl trilogy

• The Master of the Fallen Chairs (2008)

Omnibus books

• Three Great Novels (Remembrance Day, A Spy’s Life, Empire State (2005)

References

1. Owen Amos "Shortlists announced for Orwell Prize for political writing", Press Gazette, 26 March 2009
2. Rosanna Greenstreet, Q&A: Henry Porter, writer and journalist The Guardian (29 August 2009).

External links

• Guardian/Observer columns & profile
• Convention on Modern Liberty
• Henry Porter On Liberty