Kevin Maher

Kevin Maher (born 1972) is an Irish writer. He is currently employed as a film critic at The Times. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, and The Observer. His debut novel, The Fields, was published by Reagan Arthur Books in 2013. It was listed in the 2013 Waterstones 11, a literary book prize aimed at promoting debut authors.

Early life Maher was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1972. His parents were lower middle class Catholics.

Career After graduating, Maher moved to London, England, in 1994, to focus on journalism. He wrote for The Face and Time Out before joining The Times. He took a year off in 2001 after having his first child and in 2002, he first approached The Times to write for it. Since then, he has been writing reviews and weekly columns for it. He has interviewed directors including Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Last Night on Earth (2015)