Author Archives: About Michael Schellenberg

Michael Schellenberg is a writer, cultural consultant and recovering publisher. Most recently, he was Associate Publisher of Alfred A. Knopf, Canada. Originally from Winnipeg, he now lives in Toronto.


One day at dawn, in an unfamiliar city halfway around the world, a friend's remark forced Michael Schellenberg to face the cruelty that lay behind a long-held belief.
One day at dawn, in an unfamiliar city halfway around the world, a friend's remark forced Michael Schellenberg to face the cruelty that lay behind a long-held belief.
How can I make life’s march forward one of delight and discovery instead of the management of the indignity of past choices and recriminating pangs of uncertainty at what the future will hold? The answer... foolish faith.
How can I make life’s march forward one of delight and discovery instead of the management of the indignity of past choices and recriminating pangs of uncertainty at what the future will hold? The answer... foolish faith.
Michael Schellenberg calls for a redefinition of labels like “madness” or “mental illness” in favor of respecting the unique narrative of each patient and allowing it to determine the course of therapy.
Michael Schellenberg calls for a redefinition of labels like “madness” or “mental illness” in favor of respecting the unique narrative of each patient and allowing it to determine the course of therapy.
We recount our lives in fragments on Facebook or in text messages. Michael Schellenberg believes our sense of well-being depends on placing difficult events in context of a longer view and suggests reading novels to learn how.
We recount our lives in fragments on Facebook or in text messages. Michael Schellenberg believes our sense of well-being depends on placing difficult events in context of a longer view and suggests reading novels to learn how.
Michael Schellenberg writes with passion about how the music of Stephen Sondheim consoled his soul and helped him feel less alone as a gay boy growing up in suburban Canada.
Michael Schellenberg writes with passion about how the music of Stephen Sondheim consoled his soul and helped him feel less alone as a gay boy growing up in suburban Canada.