Greg Olear

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Greg Olear
Born (1972-11-13) November 13, 1972 (age 51)
Madison, New Jersey, U.S.
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NationalityAmerican
Education Georgetown University (BA)

Greg Olear (born November 13, 1972) is an American novelist, journalist, and author whose work often touches on political subjects. His novels are noted for their dark humor and frequent references to pop culture. [1] He is the LA Times best-selling author of the novels Totally Killer (2009), Fathermucker (2011), and Empress: The Secret History of Anna K (2022), as well as 2018’s non-fiction book Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia, which Salon called “essential reading for all Americans.” [2] The first two of his novels have been translated into other languages and have also been optioned for screen. [3]

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Early life and education

Olear was born and raised in Madison, New Jersey, [4] He is half Italian, his great grandmother having emigrated from a town located on the side of a volcano near Naples in Campania, southern Italy. [5] He attended Georgetown University, where he received his BA in English Literature.

Career

Olear was the senior editor of the online literary magazine The Nervous Breakdown . [6]

The French-language edition of Totally Killer was published in 2011 by Editions Gallmeister, and has received favorable notices in L'Express. [7]

Books

Novels

Nonfiction

Journalism

Along with his published novels, Olear has a formidable web presence. He’s written pieces for the Huffington Post, Babble.com, The Rumpus, The Millions, and Psychology Today online, among others. [8] As an early adopter of Substack; On November 1, 2019, he created a fierce online presence of his own with his site PREVAIL, as a means to chronicle the context of the mainstream news cycle. [9] He is a frequent guest on The Stuttering John Podcast and Start Me Up! with Kimberley Johnson. [10]

In February 2021, he expanded PREVAIL to include hosting a weekly podcast, each week featuring a different compelling guest related to current events, frequently combined with the article published the same day. He also began co-hosting a weekly online live news review chat—The Five 8, with Stephanie Koff in April 2022, described as "where we take FIVE of the week's most notable, newsworthy, and eff'd up topics and spend 8 minutes covering each one." [11]

Personal life

A former longtime resident of New York City, Olear lives in New Paltz, New York, with his wife, two children (and three cats). [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Pyburn, Anne (2009-09-28). "Book Reviews: Totally Killer and The Principle of Ultimate Indivisibility". Chronogram. Retrieved 2009-12-02. Archived 31 July 2012
  2. ↑ Masciotra, David (July 28, 2018). "Writer Greg Olear on dirty rubles: Trump is gravest existential threat to America in 150 years". Salon.
  3. ↑ "Greg Olear". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. ↑ La Gorce, Tammy (2009-11-18). "Book by New Jersey Authors". New Jersey Monthly . Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Putin's POTUS 2". YouTube .
  6. ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn (2009-12-02). "The Nervous Breakdown: matchmaking writers and readers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  7. ↑ Dupuis, Jerome (2011-04-28). "Totally Killer de Greg Olear". L'Express. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  8. ↑ Shengold, Nina. "Greg Olear Puts New Paltz on the Literary Map". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  9. ↑ Olear, Greg. "PREVAIL by Greg Olear". gregolear.substack.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  10. ↑ Olear, Greg. "PREVAIL by Greg Olear". gregolear.substack.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  11. ↑ "The Five 8 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  12. ↑ "Interview with New Paltz, NY, Author Greg Olear: On Fathermucker Book and Life as a Stay-at-Home-Dad". 4 November 2011.
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