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Steve Almond (born 27 October 1966[1]) is an American short story writer and essayist. He is the author of eight books.[2]
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[edit] Life
He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He spent seven years as a newspaper reporter, mostly in El Paso and at the Miami New Times. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. He reviews books for The Boston Globe and The Los Angeles Times. His work was selected for the Best American Short Stories 2010.[3][4]
He served as adjunct professor in creative writing at Boston College for five years until publishing an open letter of resignation in the The Boston Globe on May 12, 2006, in which he explained that his resignation was intended to protest the selection of Condoleezza Rice as the college's 2006 commencement guest speaker.
Steve was a contributing writer to Alarm Clock Theatre Company's Elliot Norton Award winning play PS Page Me Later based on selections from Found Magazine.
On October 27, 2011, Almond appeared as a guest on the critically acclaimed podcast WTF with Marc Maron.[5]
[edit] Stories Online
[edit] Works
[edit] Short Stories
- My Life in Heavy Metal (2002)
- The Evil B.B. Chow (2005)
- God Bless America (2011)
[edit] Nonfiction
- Candyfreak : A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, Algonquin Books, 2004.
- (Not That You Asked) Rants, Exploits and Obsessions, Random House, was released September 11, 2007.
- Letters from People Who Hate Me, self-published with Espresso Book Machine, 2010.
- Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, Random House, 2010.
[edit] Coauthor
- Which Brings Me to You (with Julianna Baggott)
[edit] References
- ^ Steve Almond, {Not That You Asked} (2007), pp. 107–7.
- ^ http://therumpus.net/2011/09/the-decade-of-magical-thinking/
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2010/10/15/2010_was_a_fine_year_for_the_best_american_short_stories/
- ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/10/10-10-10-the-10-best-best-of-books-of-2010.html
- ^ http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-222-steve-almond
