Henry Baum (born June 29, 1972) is an American writer, blogger and musician and is considered part of the
Rebel Inc. writing movement.
Career
Baum is the author of five novels and several published short stories and prose. His book ''Oscar Caliber Gun'' (Later called ''The Golden Calf'') has been translated into French. He has also published work with ''Identity Theory'', ''Storyglossia'', ''Scarecrow'', ''Dogmatika'', ''Purple prose'', ''
3:AM Magazine'', and ''Les Episodes''. His book, ''The American Book Of The Dead'' was described by the widow of
Philip K Dick
Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his l ...
, Tessa Dick, "If you read
Lolita
''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humber ...
or
A Clockwork Orange
''A Clockwork Orange'' may refer to:
* ''A Clockwork Orange'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess
** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel
*** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...
without drop-kicking the book out into the garden on a rainy day, this novel is for you.” He has published with
Canongate
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and Cloverfield Press.
Awards
Baum has won three awards, the Gold IPPY Award for Visionary Fiction, Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival and the
Hollywood Book Festival
The Hollywood Book Festival is an annual book festival in Hollywood, California (LA). Honored, are books that deserve more attention from television, video gaming,and multimedia communities. The book festival is one of the only publishing fest ...
Grand Prize. In 2013 he wa
one of seven finalistsfor Best Writer at
The Erotic Awards in London UK, along with
Belle de Jour (writer)
Brooke Magnanti (born 5 November 1975) is an American-born naturalised British former research scientist, blogger, and writer, who, until her identity was revealed in November 2009, was known by the pen name Belle de Jour. While completing her ...
aka
Dr Brooke Magnanti,
Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Helen Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, and performer who is now a resident in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is best known for her work as an actress and co ...
and
Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell' ...
for his book
God's Wife
God's Wife (Egyptian ''ḥmt nṯr'') is a title which was often allocated to royal women during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. The term indicates an inherited sacral duty, in which the role of "God's Wife" passed from mother to daughter. The ro ...
.
Film
A short film version of some of the scenes from ''The Golden Calf'' was made by director
Ruben Fleischer
Ruben Samuel Fleischer (born October 31, 1974) is an American film director, film producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director who lives in Montclair, New Jersey. He is best known as the director of ''Zombieland'' ...
while he was mentored by
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ac ...
at
AFI
AFI may refer to:
* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
. This film starred
Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan (born ) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005). His film appearances include support ...
,
Elizabeth Berridge,
Jay Johnston
Jay Johnston (born October 22, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and cast member on ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'' and for his roles on ''The Sarah Silverman Program, Arrested Development,'' and ...
,
Lelia Goldoni
Lelia Goldoni (born Lelia Vita Rizzuto; October 1, 1936) is an American actress who appeared in a number of motion pictures and television shows starting in the late 1940s, including uncredited cameo roles in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ''House of S ...
and
Robert Joy
Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series ''CSI: NY'', and his appearances in the films ''Atlantic City'' (1980), ''Ragtime'' (1981), ' ...
.
Blogging
Henry Baum founded Self-Publishing Review a website for self-published authors. In 2012, he co-founded another website, Filmmaking Review. He also wrote a blog for some time under the female name Shirley Shave, which some readers took as a real-life blog of a sex worker, until Baum revealed his true identity. This blog took the form of ''God's Wife'', released as a novel in 2012 with Shirley Shave as the main character.
Music
Baum has played drums and bass guitar in several bands including
Semi-Gloss
Semi-Gloss was an alternative pop/rock band from the East Village in New York City.
Band history
The band formed in the early 1990s between Jordy Mokriski and Verena Wiesendanger after Mokriski spent a year in Los Angeles writing songs. When he ...
,
Montag, and others. He has also released two solo albums under the name Ash Tree.
Early life
Baum was born and raised in New York, relocating to Los Angeles early on in his childhood, as his parents,
Tom Baum Tom Baum (born 1940 in New York) is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story writer. A graduate of Harvard, where he majored in math, he's best known for writing ''The Sender'' and ''Carny,'' both of which he wrote directl ...
and
Carol Baum
Carol Baum is an American movie producer best known for her work with Sandollar Productions, Dolly Parton's TV and film production company with Sandy Gallin, Parton's former manager. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci ...
became established Hollywood TV and film professionals, with his father's scripts, ''
Carny
Carny, also spelled carnie, is an informal term used in North America for a traveling carnival employee, and the language they use, particularly when the employee operates a game ("joint"), food stand ("grab", "popper" or "floss wagon"), or ride ...
'', starring
Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the ho ...
and ''
The Sender
''The Sender'' is a 1982 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Roger Christian and written by Thomas Baum. It stars Kathryn Harrold, Željko Ivanek (in his film debut), Shirley Knight, and Paul Freeman.
Plot
A young, dishev ...
'', bringing a great deal of success to the family, as well as Carol Baum's production of many TV and film movies during the 1980s and 1990s.
Personal life
Baum is married to Cate Baum,
[http://www.filmmakingreview.com/author/ctosko/] his business partner at ''Filmmaking Review'' and ''Self-Publishing Review'', a British writer and filmmaker. Baum has a daughter from his first marriage. He lives in Spain. In July 2013, Baum announced vi
Facebookhe is suffering from
CKD and started a campaign to look for a living kidney donor.
Bibliography
* ''North of Sunset'' (2007)
* ''The American Book Of The Dead'' (2011)
* ''Gentleman Reptile'' (2006)
* ''The Golden Calf'' (2008)
* ''The American Book Of The Dead Part II'' (2012)
* ''
God's Wife
God's Wife (Egyptian ''ḥmt nṯr'') is a title which was often allocated to royal women during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. The term indicates an inherited sacral duty, in which the role of "God's Wife" passed from mother to daughter. The ro ...
'' (2012)
* ''Oscar Caliber Gun'' (2001)
References
External links
Official Henry Baum site*
The Guardian on Self-Publishing ReviewSelf-Publishing ReviewPodcast with Henry Baum
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1972 births
Living people
21st-century American novelists
American male bloggers
American bloggers
American male novelists
Jewish American novelists
Postmodern writers
Crossroads School alumni
21st-century American male writers
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
American male bass guitarists
21st-century American drummers
21st-century American bass guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century American Jews