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Colin Harrison (writer)

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322:, Russell Banks, Michael Paternite, Lucy Grealy, Thom Jones, Scott Anderson, Sebastian Junger, Ken Kalfus, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Barbara Ehrenreich, Charles Bowden, Joy Williams, David Quammen, William H. Gass, Joe Conason, David Guterson, Bob Shacochis, Joyce Carol Oates, Lewis Lapham, and many others. In 2001 he was appointed senior editor at Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, where he edits both fiction and non-fiction. In 2013, he became Scribner's editor-in-chief. Among the many writers he has worked there with are 224:. All are atmospheric novels of violence, sex, and suspense that explore the underside of city life, most particularly in New York. Although his novels invariably involve the money and power that is concentrated in Manhattan, his stories usually snake through the boroughs outside Manhattan as well, in particular through Brooklyn, which has served as a setting for scenes in 338:, Kevin Fedarko, Linda Fairstein, Robert Ferrigno, Daniel Okrent, Doug Stanton, S.G. Gwynne, and Chuck Hogan. From 1993 to 2003 he taught intermittently at Columbia University's undergraduate writing program and served as a thesis advisor for the MFA program. 330:, Nic Pizzolatto, Helen Thorpe, Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish of The Washington Post, Ted Fishman, Kem Nunn, John Dalton, Richard Snow, Craig Nelson, Greg Iles, Bruce Weber, 434: 429: 414: 389: 384: 348:(MFA, 1986), and studied for one year in the university's American Studies doctoral program before moving to New York. He is also a graduate of 248:, was released by Lionsgate in May 2016. The movie stars Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, and others. 31: 352:(BA, 1982), and Westtown School (1978), a coeducational Quaker boarding school, where his father, Earl Harrison Jr., was headmaster. 419: 394: 424: 205: 203:
published in June 2017. His books have been published in a dozen countries and four have been selected as Notable Books by
214: 110: 409: 345: 327: 368:"Ordinary Guy's Great Fall Into a City's Underbelly," by Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, January 6, 2004 399: 221: 404: 311: 306: 263: 68: 342: 195: 173: 122: 64: 349: 257: 73: 323: 315: 301: 275: 132: 77: 335: 269: 378: 160: 44: 331: 319: 297: 163:) is an American novelist and editor. Harrison is the author of eight novels: 281: 30: 88: 92: 310:
from 1989 until 2001 and in that time worked with such writers as
193:(2009), which was first published as a fifteen-part serial in 304:, with whom he has three children. He was an editor at 334:, Steven Johnson, Alexandra Horowitz, Rick Perlstein, 244:, directed and written by Brian DeCubellis and titled 300:
neighborhood of Brooklyn, with his wife, the writer
289:, and other publications and anthologies, including 146: 138: 128: 116: 106: 98: 84: 60: 52: 37: 21: 293:edited by Chris Knutsen and Valerie Steiker. 8: 29: 18: 16:American novelist and editor (born 1960) 361: 251:His short nonfiction has appeared in 7: 435:21st-century American male writers 430:20th-century American male writers 14: 390:21st-century American novelists 385:20th-century American novelists 296:He has lived since 1987 in the 240:(Canarsie). A movie version of 236:(Marine Park, Bensonhurst) and 228:(Park Slope and Sunset Park), 206:The New York Times Book Review 1: 415:Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni 213:was a finalist for the 2009 41:1960 (age 63–64) 451: 28: 420:Haverford College alumni 395:American male novelists 425:Westtown School alumni 341:Harrison attended the 222:Dashiell Hammett Award 199:magazine in 2008, and 312:David Foster Wallace 264:The Washington Post 343:University of Iowa 291:Brooklyn Was Mine, 253:The New York Times 242:Manhattan Nocturne 230:Manhattan Nocturne 196:The New York Times 174:Manhattan Nocturne 123:Manhattan Nocturne 65:University of Iowa 350:Haverford College 346:Writers' Workshop 307:Harper's Magazine 258:New York Magazine 232:(East New York), 216:Los Angeles Times 201:You Belong to Me, 154: 153: 99:Years active 74:Haverford College 442: 410:American editors 369: 366: 324:Anthony Swofford 316:Jonathan Franzen 302:Kathryn Harrison 133:Kathryn Harrison 119: 33: 19: 450: 449: 445: 444: 443: 441: 440: 439: 375: 374: 373: 372: 367: 363: 358: 336:Carol Sklenicka 270:Chicago Tribune 246:Manhattan Night 226:Bodies Electric 183:The Havana Room 169:Bodies Electric 165:Break and Enter 117: 72: 61:Alma mater 56:Westtown School 48: 42: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 448: 446: 438: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 377: 376: 371: 370: 360: 359: 357: 354: 328:Jason Matthews 326:, Jeff Hobbs, 159:(born 1960 in 157:Colin Harrison 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 130: 126: 125: 120: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 86: 82: 81: 62: 58: 57: 54: 50: 49: 43: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 23:Colin Harrison 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 447: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 400:Living people 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 382: 380: 365: 362: 355: 353: 351: 347: 344: 339: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 308: 303: 299: 294: 292: 288: 284: 283: 278: 277: 272: 271: 266: 265: 260: 259: 254: 249: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 220:and the 2009 219: 217: 212: 208: 207: 202: 198: 197: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 175: 170: 166: 162: 161:New York City 158: 150:Earl Harrison 149: 145: 141: 137: 134: 131: 127: 124: 121: 115: 112: 109: 105: 101: 97: 94: 90: 87: 85:Occupation(s) 83: 79: 75: 70: 66: 63: 59: 55: 51: 46: 45:New York City 40: 36: 32: 27: 20: 364: 340: 305: 295: 290: 286: 280: 274: 268: 262: 256: 252: 250: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 215: 210: 204: 200: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 172: 168: 164: 156: 155: 118:Notable work 102:1989–present 405:1960 births 332:Craig Unger 320:Jane Smiley 379:Categories 356:References 298:Park Slope 234:The Finder 218:Book Prize 211:The Finder 187:The Finder 179:Afterburn 53:Education 189:(2008), 185:(2004), 181:(2000), 177:(1996), 171:(1993), 167:(1990), 139:Children 111:Scribner 107:Employer 89:Novelist 267:, the 147:Parent 129:Spouse 93:editor 47:, U.S. 287:Worth 282:Salon 276:Vogue 238:Risk 191:Risk 38:Born 69:MFA 381:: 318:, 314:, 285:, 279:, 273:, 261:, 255:, 209:. 91:, 78:BA 142:3 80:) 76:( 71:) 67:(

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New York City
University of Iowa
MFA
Haverford College
BA
Novelist
editor
Scribner
Manhattan Nocturne
Kathryn Harrison
New York City
Manhattan Nocturne
The New York Times
The New York Times Book Review
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Dashiell Hammett Award
New York Magazine
The Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Vogue
Salon
Park Slope
Kathryn Harrison
Harper's Magazine
David Foster Wallace
Jonathan Franzen
Jane Smiley
Anthony Swofford
Jason Matthews

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