Gregory Galloway (born 1962) is an American fiction writer. His first novel, ''

As Simple as Snow ''As Simple As Snow'' (2005) is a mystery novel by Gregory Galloway. It tells the story of a high-school aged narrator who meets a Gothic girl, Anna Cayne. Through postcards, a shortwave radio, various mix-CDs, and other erratic interests, Cayn ...

'', was released by Putnam in 2005. Though the book was meant for an adult audience, it has taken off with teen readers.

Biography

The son of a juvenile probation officer, Gregory Galloway was born and raised in the small, southeastern

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town of Keokuk, located near the confluence of the

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and

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Rivers. The idea of writing presented itself to Galloway while he was in the throes of adolescence at Keokuk High School. Galloway later graduated with MFAs in both fiction and poetry from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop at the

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, in

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. He worked at a downtown record store while attending college, a job driven by his longstanding interest in music. His interest in music played a pivotal role in ''

'', a mystery about a highly intense and intelligent

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teenager, Anastasia Cayne, who goes missing in the middle of winter. The only clue to her disappearance is a dress left outstretched like an arrow near a hole in an icy river and a cryptic tape she leaves for the unnamed male narrator. The novel is draped in codes and clues that leave the reader speculating what will come of the relationship between Anna and the narrator. His second novel, ''The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand'', which follows a summer in the life of a boy named Adam Strand, who, no matter how hard he tries, cannot die, was published by Dutton in February 2013. Galloway currently lives in

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, with his wife.

Books

*(2005) ''As Simple as Snow''. Putnam. . *(2011
Careful & Other Stories
*(2013) 'The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand'

Awards

*The 2006 Alex Awards from the American Library Association

References

*Steve Horowitz.
How Easily Snow Covers Everything: An Interview with Gregory Galloway
, PopMatters.com, 23 March 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. *Carolyn Murnick.
Gregory Galloway: the whodunit may seem old hand, but with his debut novel, Gregory Galloway gives the form a 21st-century spin
, ''

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'', March 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.

External links

As Simple as Snow websiteThe 39 Deaths of Adam Strand tumblr
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