Robin Sloan
Robin Sloan is an American author. His debut novel, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, is about a laid-off Silicon Valley tech worker who begins working at a dusty bookstore with very few customers, only to start discovering one secret after another. The mysterious old books, along with the store's owner, lead to a 500‑year‑old secret society.[1]
Biography
Sloan graduated from Athens High School in Troy, Michigan, in 1998 and went to school at Michigan State University, where he studied economics and co-founded a literary magazine called Oats.[2][3][4]
Bibliography
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore (2012) ISBN 978-1-92207-916-9[5]
- Ajax Penumbra 1969 (2013) ISBN 978-0-374-71184-9[6]
- Sourdough: A Novel (2017) ISBN 978-0-374-20310-8[7]
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet (November 7, 2012). "Google Aces Can't Defeat Bibliophiles 'Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore' by Robin Sloan". New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Author's website, http://www.robinsloan.com/". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Michigan State University publication Oats". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Troy Student to Urge MSU Classmates to Keep Building Their Legacies". Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Librarything Catalog Reference". Librarything. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Librarything Catalog Reference". Librarything. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Publisher's Weekly". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links
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- "New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller list for October 28, 2012". New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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