Nathan Hill (writer)
Nathan Hill is an American fiction writer.[2] He won the 2016 Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for his novel The Nix.[3] In September 2023, his novel Wellness was selected by Oprah Winfrey as a selection for her Oprah's Book Club 2.0.[4]
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| Born | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa University of Massachusetts Amherst[1] |
| Notable works | The Nix |
| Notable awards | 2016 Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Los Angeles Times Book Prize |
Early life and education
Hill was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and grew up all over the Midwest, where his grandparents had worked as corn, soybean and cattle farmers. His family moved constantly when he was growing up — around Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas — as his father worked his way up through management at Kmart.[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Nix (Alfred A. Knopf, 2016, ISBN 978-1101946619)
- Wellness (Alfred A. Knopf, 2023, ISBN 978-0593536117)
References
- "The Nix (Hill) - LitLovers".
- Crair, Ben (16 August 2017). "The New Authority in Great Books to Read: Who You Follow on Instagram". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- "L.A. Times Book Prizes winners announced". LA Times. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
- "Oprah Announces Her 102nd Book Club Pick!". Oprah Daily. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- Alexandra Alter (26 August 2016). "Nathan Hill Is Compared to John Irving. Irving Compares Him to Dickens". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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