David Fulmer

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David Fulmer
BornThurston David Fulmer
(1950-04-03) April 3, 1950 (age 75)
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • journalist
  • producer
Subject Historical fiction, Crime fiction, Mystery
Years active1990-present
Notable worksThe Valentin St. Cyr Storyville series
Spouse
Suzanne Mercier
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(m. 1974;div. 1979)​
Sansanee Sermprungsuk
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(m. 2013)​
Children1

David Fulmer (born April 3, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and filmmaker.

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Biography

Born Thurston David Fulmer, to Thurston (1924–2012) and Flora (née Prizzi) Fulmer (1925-2020) in Northumberland, Pennsylvania (pop 3,714). He is Sicilian on his mother's side and English, German, and Dutch on his father's side. He worked as a reporter and photographer at local newspapers during and after attending Shikellamy High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1971 and became a photographer attached to IDHS Section of the USAREUR Intelligence Center in Heidelberg, Germany. On May 24, 1972, his location was bombed by the Baader-Meinhof Gang shortly after he left his building and three of his co-workers were killed. From 1974-1979 he was married to Suzanne Mercier, a native of Sydney, Australia. After his discharge from the Army in 1974, they spent a year in State College, PA and a year in Lewisburg, PA before moving to Atlanta, Georgia. He worked as a bartender at Rose's Cantina (later known as the 688 Club) while attending Georgia State University. In 2013, he married Sansanee Sermprungsuk, a research librarian. They reside in East Atlanta. His daughter Italia was born in 1996 and she and her husband Adam Kostrinsky have two children.

Career

As an author, Fulmer has written and published eleven novels and one novella since 2001, along with number of short stories. As a journalist, he has written about music and other subjects for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Southline, Atlanta Magazine , City Life , Markee, Georgia Music Magazine, Blues Access, Il Giornale , Goodlife, Advertising Age , The Atlanta Tribune, Creative Loafing, and BackStage. Between 1995 and 2005, he also wrote and produced video content for corporate, sports, and non-profit clients.

Fulmer wrote and produced the documentary Blind Willie's Blues (1996), [1] which Video Librarian called "nothing less than the economic, social, and historical evolution of America's indigenous music". It was re-released on Youtube in December of 2023 and currently has over 110,000 views. [2]

Works

In 2001, Fulmer's first novel, Chasing the Devil's Tail, was released by Poisoned Pen Press. Harcourt Books purchased the paperback rights in 2003, and then contracted with Fulmer for five more novels. Two of Fulmer's novels won national literary awards: Chasing the Devil's Tail won the Shamus Award (2002) [3] and Rampart Street won the Benjamin Franklin Award [4] (2007). His novel The Blue Door was nominated for the 2009 Shamus Award for Best Novel. Fulmer's work has received high praise from such publications as Publishers Weekly , [5] The New York Times , [6] The Washington Post , [7] USA Today , [8] The Boston Globe , [9] Atlanta Journal-Constitution , [10] San Francisco Chronicle , [11] Booklist , [12] Library Journal , [13] and Kirkus Reviews . [14]

Novels

Short fiction

Magazines and newspapers

Beginning in 1985, Fulmer contributed to periodicals including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, BackStage, Blues Access, City Life, Paste Magazine, The Atlanta Tribune, Southline, Atlanta Magazine, Creative Loafing, Advertising Age,Business Atlanta, Il Giornale and various trade publications.

Awards

Chasing the Devil's Tail

Jass

Rampart Street

The Dying Crapshooter's Blues

The Blue Door

References

  1. ↑ O'Briant, Don (January 21, 1993). "Peach Buzz: 'Blind Willie's' story heads for small screen". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. p. H/2.
  2. ↑ Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections (November 7, 2023). Blind Willie's Blues . Retrieved October 8, 2024– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association". Ibpa-online.org. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chasing the Devil's Tail". Publishers Weekly. 248. 42 (October 15, 2001): p. 49.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Ihsan (March 11, 2007). "Paperback Row". The New York Times. p. 28.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Patrick (February 25, 2008). "Evocative Scenes of the Crime". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tom Anderson Topics Page". usatoday.com. February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Boston.com Local Search – Boston Globe Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. January 10, 2005. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  10. ↑ Lee, David (February 15, 2009). "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News". ajc.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  11. ↑ June Sawyers (January 8, 2006). "Sex, death and gumbo". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  12. ↑ Ott, Bill. Lost River. Booklist. 105. 6 (November 15, 2008): p. 20.
  13. ↑ Vicarel, Jo Ann. Mystery. Library Journal. 132. 20 (December 1, 2007): p. 91. The Blue Door
  14. ↑ Fulmer, David: Lost River. Kirkus Reviews. (October 1, 2008)
  15. ↑ [ dead link ]
  16. ↑ Julie Smith, ed. (2007). New Orleans Noir . Akashic Books. p.  56. ISBN   9781933354248 . Retrieved February 14, 2012. david fulmer.
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