Tom Bouman

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Tom Bouman is an American author, editor and musician. [1]

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Personal life

He studied law in Pennsylvania. In 2016, he joined Aspen Words as writer in residence. [1] He lives with his wife and two daughters in Upstate New York. [2] [3]

Selected publications

Awards

Critical reception

Michael Sims of The Washington Post judged it "exciting debut thriller" and Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times called it "beautiful novel". [12] [13]

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