[2][3] It was listed in the 2013 Waterstones 11, a literary book prize aimed at promoting debut authors.
[5] After graduating, Maher moved to London, England, in 1994, to focus on journalism.
He has interviewed directors including Spike Lee,[9] Martin Scorsese,[8] and Dennis Hopper.
[8] Maher believes that being true to oneself is an important trait for all young writers.
In interviews, he has stated that he avoids writing reviews based on discussions with his peer critics, believing they should be written exclusively from one's own perspective.