Thomas Mullen (born 1974) is an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

novelist.

Biography

Mullen was born in

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

. He graduated from Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and

Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

. He is married, has two children, and lives in

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

Bibliography

Mullen has, , published five novels of varying genre. They have been well received. * 2006 ''

The Last Town on Earth ''The Last Town on Earth'' is a 2006 novel by American writer Thomas Mullen. The novel explores events in the fictional town of Commonwealth, Washington in 1918 during World War I and the Spanish flu epidemic. The town agrees to quarantine itsel ...

'' * 2010 ''The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers'' * 2011 ''The Revisionists'' ('' Mulholland Books US'' and '' Mulholland Books UK'') * 2015 ''

Darktown Darktown was an African-American neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. It stretched from Peachtree Street and Collins Street (now Courtland Street), past Butler Ave. (now Jesse Hill Jr. Ave.) to Jackson Street. It referred to the blocks above Auburn Av ...

'' * 2017 ''Lightning Men'' * 2020 ''Midnight Atlanta'' * 2023 ''Blind Spots''

Awards

''The Last Town on Earth'' received the 2007 James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction. It was also recognized by ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' as the "Best Début Novel" of the year and the ''

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...

'' as one of their "Books of the Year". In 2021, ''Midnight Atlanta'' was shortlisted in the

Gold Dagger The Gold Dagger is an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association of the United Kingdom since 1960 for the best crime novel of the year. From 1955 to 1959, the organization named their top honor as the Crossed Red Herring Award. From ...

category at the

Crime Writer's Association The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) is a specialist authors’ organisation in the United Kingdom, most notable for its Dagger awards for the best crime writing of the year, and the Diamond Dagger awarded to an author for lifetime achievement. T ...

Awards, with the result to be announced in July 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullen, Thomas 1974 births Living people Oberlin College alumni 21st-century American novelists American male novelists James Fenimore Cooper Prize winners Portsmouth Abbey School alumni 21st-century American male writers