Micah Nathan is an American author of novels, short fiction, essays, and video games. His debut novel, '' Gods of Aberdeen'', was published in 2005 by

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to critical acclaim, and his second novel, ''Losing Graceland'', published by

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in 2011, also received positive reviews, called "a blend of the ironic and the painfully sincere" by the ''Washington Post'', while the ''Boston Globe'' referred to its "low-rent variations on a Homeric theme, antic originality, and the near-magic realism of Elvis as a geriatric Ulysses." In 2012 Nathan published ''Jack the Bastard and Other Stories'','' ''a short story collection with illustrations by Russ Nicholson,

Phil Noto Phil Noto is an American people, American painter and comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as ''Jonah Hex'', ''X-23'', ''Uncanny X-Force'' and, more recently, ''Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Black Widow''. His work on '' ...

, Tradd Moore, and

Michael Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his independent comics creations, ''Madman'' and ''iZombie''. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960 ...

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released a limited edition soundtrack for the book, featuring tracks by

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and

Townes Van Zandt John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter.

. Nathan has worked as a creative consultant and head writer for several best-selling mobile games, including '' Shadowgun'' and ''

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''. Nathan is a contributor to '' Vanity Fair'', where he has written about

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Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespe ...

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, and

James Spader James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He has portrayed eccentric characters in films such as the drama ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (1989) for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, the action scie ...

(whom he has referred to as "...one of the more underrated actors of his generation, despite all the better-late-than-never accolades."). Nathan's essays and short fiction have appeared in ''

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'', '' Kinfolk'', ''

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'', '' Boston Globe Magazine'', ''

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'', '' Bellingham Review'', ''

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'', ''

The Gettysburg Review ''The Gettysburg Review'' is a quarterly literary magazine featuring short stories, poetry, essays and reviews. Work appearing in the magazine often is reprinted in "best-of" anthologies and receives awards. The little magazine "is recognized ...

'', and ''

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''. During his time as fiction editor for LEMON Magazine, the publication won a 2013 D&AD Award. He received his MFA from Boston University, where he was awarded the 2010 Saul Bellow Prize. Nathan has taught at the Museum School,

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, Kingston University (UK), and is currently a lecturer at the

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Simon & Schuster author page

Random House author page
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Vanity Fair page

MIT page
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