P. W. Catanese

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Paul Catanese
BornNew York
Pen nameP. W. Catanese
OccupationWriter, Advertising
GenreChildren's fiction
Notable worksBooks of Umber
Website
pwcatanese.com

Paul Catanese is an American author and advertising writer that writes under the pseudonym P. W. Catanese. [1] Catanese is best known for his Books of Umber series, [2] which has been mostly well received. [3] [4] As a teenager, Catanese attended Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Connecticut, later attending the University of Connecticut and taking a job with an advertising company in Glastonbury, Connecticut. [5]

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