Lee Martin is an American author. Born in

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, he lived on a farm ten miles from

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, which he regards as his home town. He lived in

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, and attended Kimberly Heights Elementary School, where his mother worked as a teacher, and Arbor Park Middle School from 1963 to 1969. Martin was nominated for the

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in 2006 for his novel ''The Bright Forever'' and has published five novels, three memoirs, two story collections, and a craft book. He teaches in

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's creative writing program and lives in

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with his wife, Cathy, and Stella the Cat. He earned his B.A. at

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, an MFA at the

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and a PhD at the

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.Profile at Ohio State University
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Books

*''Traps'' (1989) *''The Least You Need to Know: Stories'' (1996) *''Quakertown'' (2002) *''Turning Bones'' (2003) *''The Bright Forever'' (2005) *''River of Heaven: A Novel'' (2009) *''From Our House: A Memoir'' (2009) *''Such a Life (American Lives)'' (2012) *''Break the Skin: A Novel'' (2012) *''Late One Night: A Novel'' (2016) *''Telling Stories'' (2017) *''The Mutual UFO Network'' (2018) *''Yours, Jean'' (2020) *''Gone the Hard Road'' (2021) *''The Glassmaker's Wife'' (2022)

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External links

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