Henry Baum

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Henry Baum
BornFrederick Henle Baum
(1972-06-29) June 29, 1972 (age 53)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Education Bachelor of Arts
Period2001–present
Genre Fiction
Notable worksThe Golden Calf,
North of Sunset,
The American Book Of The Dead
God's Wife,Oscar Caliber Gun
Notable awardsGold IPPY Award for Visionary Fiction

Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival

Hollywood Book Festival Grand Prize

Spouse Cate Baum (2013–present)
ChildrenOne daughter
Relatives Tom Baum (father)
Carol Baum (mother)
Website
www.henrybaum.com

Henry Baum (born June 29, 1972) is an American writer, blogger, and musician. He writes novels that are published in the UK (Rebel Inc.) and France. [1] [ according to whom? ]

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Early life

Baum was born and raised in New York. He relocated to Los Angeles in his early childhood. His parents are Tom Baum and Carol Baum.

Career

Baum is the author of five novels and several published short stories. Additionally, he has contributed work to Identity Theory, Storyglossia, Scarecrow, Dogmatika, [2] Purple prose, 3:AM Magazine , and Les Episodes. [3] He has published with Canongate and Cloverfield Press.

Awards

Baum has won three awards: the Gold IPPY Award for Visionary Fiction, [4] Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival and the Hollywood Book Festival Grand Prize. [5] In 2013, he was one of seven finalists for Best Writer at The Erotic Awards in London UK, along with Belle de Jour (writer) aka Dr Brooke Magnanti, Pamela Stephenson, and Alan Moore for his book God's Wife. [6]

Film

A short film version of some of the scenes from The Golden Calf was made by director Ruben Fleischer while he was mentored by Robert Rodriguez at AFI. This film starred Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Berridge, Jay Johnston, Lelia Goldoni, and Robert Joy. [7]

Blogging

Henry Baum founded Self-Publishing Review, a website for self-published authors. He co-founded Filmmaking Review in 2012. Baum has also written a blog under the female pseudonym Shirley Shave. This blog later evolved into the 2012 novel God's Wife.

Music

Baum played drums and bass guitar in several bands including Semi-Gloss, Montag, and others.[ citation needed ] He also released two solo albums under the name Ash Tree. [8]

Personal life

Baum is married to Cate Baum, a British writer and filmmaker. Henry Baum has a daughter from his first marriage. He resides in Spain. In July 2013, Baum announced via Facebook that he is suffering from CKD and initiated a campaign to look for a living kidney donor. [9]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "3:AM Top 5: Henry Baum". 3:AM magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ Ippy Awards Closer Look Archived April 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Dogmatika Interview
  3. ↑ Les Episodes Book
  4. ↑ The Independent Publishing Magazine Archived April 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Winners of IPPY Award
  5. ↑ "Hollywood Book Festival | Awards and Honors | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2013 Finalists — Juicy Productions Ltd". Juicyproductions.co.uk. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ the Golden Calf Ruben Fleischer's "The Golden Calf"
  8. ↑ CD Baby – Ash Tree
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FindAKidneyForHenryBaum
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