Bruce Bauman is an American writer. He is the author of the novels ''
Broken Sleep'' (2015) and ''And The Word Was'' (2006).
His work has appeared in the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'', ''
Salon
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* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
Arts and entertainment
* Salon (P ...
'', ''
BOMB
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'', ''
Bookforum
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'', ''Dart International Magazine'', and ''
Black Clock
''Black Clock'' was an American literary magazine that published twenty-one issues over twelve years. Edited by Steve Erickson, the magazine was "dedicated to fiction, poetry and creative essays that explore the frontier of constructive anarchy.. ...
''. He has previously been awarded the City of Los Angeles Award in literature (2008-2009), a Durfee Foundation grant, and an UNESCO/Aschberg award.
Career
Bauman formerly taught in
CalArts
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of bot ...
's MFA Creative Writing Program and School of Critical Studies. He served as the senior editor for the literary magazine ''
Black Clock
''Black Clock'' was an American literary magazine that published twenty-one issues over twelve years. Edited by Steve Erickson, the magazine was "dedicated to fiction, poetry and creative essays that explore the frontier of constructive anarchy.. ...
'' for 13 years, from its inception to its end in 2016.
Personal life
Born in
Brooklyn
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and raised in
Flushing, Queens
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, Bauman currently lives in
Los Angeles
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with his wife, the painter
Suzan Woodruff.
Bibliography
Novels
* ''And The Word Was'' (2006, )
* ''
Broken Sleep'' (2015, )
Short stories
*The Newly Born Woman
*Lilith in Wunderland
*Angel, Heaven, Yesterday
*Day Time
Essays
*Television at CBGB
Articles
*Stewart Wallace & Michael Korie's Harvey Milk
*Amnesia
*Fiscal Cliff Notes From a Long-Suffering Lefty
*Bruce Bauman's Guide to Books and Booze
*On The Random Discovery of Life-Changing Books
*The Non-Champions Hall of Fame
*Old Songs for the New Resistance
Art Reviews
*Anders A at Highways Performance Space
*Victor Ekpuk at 18th Street Arts Complex
*Rev. Ethan Acres at Patricia Faure
*Anita Dubeat Patricia Correia
*Shirin Neshat at Patrick Painter
*Donald Moffett & Sister Corita at UCLA Hammer
*J.S.G. Boggs at Frumkin/Duval
*Rev. Ethan Acres at Patricia Faure
*Anita Dubeat Patricia Correia
*Shirin Neshat at Patrick Painter
*Off the Hook at S.K. Gallery
*Michal Rovner at Shoshana Wayne
*Don Giffin at Christopher Grimes
*The Empty Deep. Gerhard Richter at the MoMA
*Exit/Salida
*The Art of War
*The Life Lessons of Don Giffen
*Beuys Will Be Beuys
Interviews
*The Critic in Winter
References
External links
Official website''PopMatters'' review of ''Broken Sleep''
* ttps://lareviewofbooks.org/av/radio-hour-bruce-bauman-and-yales-halloween-costume-debate/ LARB interview with Baumanbr>''LA Weekly'' review of ''And The Word Was''''Bookworm'' interview with Bauman''Full Stop'' interview with Bauman''Entropy'' interview with Bauman
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American novelists