Dennis Mahoney

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Dennis Mahoney
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Mahoney in 2020
Born (1974-10-02) October 2, 1974 (age 47)
Troy, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • multimedia artist
  • podcast producer
NationalityAmerican
Education The College of Saint Rose
Website
www.equinoxsociety.com

Dennis Mahoney (born October 2, 1974)[ citation needed ] is an American writer and artist. He is the author of three novels and the creator of the multimedia project The Equinox Society.

Contents

Books

Mahoney's debut novel Fellow Mortals (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013) was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection. [1]

Bell Weather (Henry Holt & Co., 2015) was named an Indie Next Pick official selection [2] and a Boston Globe Pick of the Week. [3]

Mahoney's third novel, Ghostlove (Ig Publishing, 2020), was reviewed by The New York Times Book Review , [4] Publishers Weekly , [5] Library Journal , [6] and The New York Journal of Books. [7]

My Heart Is Full of Blood (Audible, 2022) is a collection of short stories concerning members of the Equinox Society. It was released as an Audible Original audio book featuring performer Sean Patrick Hopkins.

Other works

Mahoney is the creator of the multimedia[ citation needed ] project The Equinox Society, and the writer and producer of Equinox Society Radio, a podcast of horror stories and occult themes. [8]

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References

  1. Noble, Barnes &. "Fellow Mortals: A Novel|Paperback". Barnes & Noble.
  2. "Bell Weather: A Novel | IndieBound.org". www.indiebound.org.
  3. "Author captures moment in Bob Dylan, music history - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  4. "Hell House". The New York Times. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  5. "Fiction Book Review: Ghostlove by Dennis Mahoney". PublishersWeekly.com. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  6. Mahoney, Dennis. "Ghostlove". Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. Mahoney, Dennis; Sweeney, Toni V. (2020-06-02). "A book review by Toni V. Sweeney: Ghostlove". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  8. Rightmyer, Jack (2020-06-30). "Troy author Dennis Mahoney comes out with 'Ghostlove'". Times Union. Retrieved 2020-08-02.