William Beverly (born 1965) is an American crime writer, author of the 2016 novel ''Dodgers'', winner of the

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, an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year. In 2017 ''Dodgers'' won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a British Book Prize in the mystery/thriller category, as well as the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award.

Early life

Beverly grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, attending

Kalamazoo Central High School Kalamazoo Central High School is a public high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan serving students from ninth through twelfth grades. It was the first public high school in Michigan. It began operating in 1858 and graduated its first class of five men a ...

. He studied at Oberlin College and the

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, where he earned a Ph.D. in American literature for his work on criminal fugitive stories, research that became the basis for his first book, ''On the Lam: Narratives of Flight in J. Edgar Hoover's America''.

Career

Between 2003 and 2012, Beverly was a contributing editor with

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Magazine, a poetry magazine founded by publisher

Deborah Ager Deborah Ager is an American poet, essayist, and editor. Life Deborah Ager founded the poetry magazine known as ''32 poems'' or ''32 Poems Magazine'' in 2003 with the poet John Poch. She was educated at the University of Maryland (B.A.) and the ...

and poetry editor John Poch. His first novel, ''Dodgers'', was published in 2016 by

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in North America, by No Exit Press in the United Kingdom, by Southside Stories in Sweden and by Editions Seuil in France. Beverly teaches American literature and writing at

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in Washington DC.

Personal life

Beverly and his wife, the poet and writer

, live in

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. Beverly is also an avid collector of beer cans from California with a collection of 1,000 or more cans.

Publications

* ''On the Lam: Narratives of Flight in J. Edgar Hoover's America'' (2003) * ''Old Flame: From the First 10 Years of

Magazine'' (coedited with John Poch and

, 2013) * ''Dodgers'' (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beverly, Bill 1965 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American crime writers American male novelists 21st-century American male writers Writers from Kalamazoo, Michigan