Thomas Beller
Thomas Beller | |
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Born | May 23, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
Education | Saint Ann's School |
Alma mater | Vassar College Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | Author, editor |
Thomas Beller (born May 23, 1965) is an American author and editor.
Early life
Born and raised in
Career
While still studying for his MFA,
Beller has penned four volumes. The first, Seduction Theory, a collection of short stories, was published in 1995. The Sleep-Over Artist, Beller's first novel, was a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2000, and a New York Times Notable Book. His third book, How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood, is a series of autobiographical essays. His fourth book is a biography, J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist.
He co-founded the tri-annual literary magazine Open City in 1990, which added a book division in 1999. Today, Beller and Joanna Yas are the editors of the magazine and press, which publishes many new and young writers. He has also edited three anthologies: With Love and Squalor: 14 Writers Respond to the Work of J.D. Salinger, Before and After: Stories From New York, and Personals: Dreams and Nightmares From the Lives of Twenty Young Writers.
Thomas Beller is also the creator of the literary website
In 2009, Beller edited a second Mr. Beller's Neighborhood anthology, Lost and Found: Stories from New York.
Beller teaches at Tulane University.[1]
Personal life
Beller lives with his wife and child in
Bibliography
- Seduction Theory (1995)
- The Sleep-Over Artist (2000)
- How to be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood (2005)
- J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist (2014)
External links
- Official site
- Open City Magazine and Books
- Mr. Beller's Neighborhood
- Thomas Beller's anthologies
- Lost and Found: Stories from New York
- Thomas Beller reads from The Sleep-Over Artist on This American Life.
- The Examined Life on Babble Voices
References
- ^ Beller, Thomas. "Thomas Beller: Bio". Retrieved 2010-11-03.