Thomas Mullen (author)

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Thomas Mullen
Born1974 (age 4849)
Rhode Island
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Nationality American
Alma mater Oberlin College
Genre Fictional prose
Website
www.thomasmullen.net

Thomas Mullen (born 1974) is an American novelist.

Biography

Mullen was born in Rhode Island. He graduated from Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Oberlin College in Ohio. He is married, has two children, and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

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Bibliography

Mullen has, as of January 2018, published five novels of varying genre. They have been well received. [2] [3] [4]

Awards

The Last Town on Earth received the 2007 James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction. [6] It was also recognized by USA Today as the "Best Début Novel" of the year and the Chicago Tribune as one of their "Books of the Year". [7] [8] In 2021, Midnight Atlanta was shortlisted in the Gold Dagger category at the Crime Writer's Association Awards, with the result to be announced in July 2021. [9]

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References

  1. "About the Author". Thomas Mullen. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. Byrd, Max (September 3, 2006). "Journal of a Plague Year". New York Times . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. VanderMeer, Jeff (January 24, 2010). "The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. Weinberg, Steve (September 20, 2011). "Book review: The Revisionists". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  5. "Darktown". Thomasmullen.net.
  6. "Past Awards | The Society of American Historians". Columbia University. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. McClurg, Jocelyn (September 6, 2006). "Debut fiction". USA Today . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  8. Kloberdanz, Kristin (December 10, 2006). "Best books of the year - Page 2". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  9. "Dagger shortlists announced". Crime Writers Association. May 20, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.