George Howe Colt is an American journalist and author. He is the author of '' November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide'' (1991), '' The Big House'' (2003), '' Brothers'' (2012), and ''The Game'' (2018). He is married to author Anne Fadiman. Colt was a staff writer for '' Life''. His 2003 book about his last summer with his family at their summer house on Cape Cod, ''The Big House'', was a finalist for the National Book Award. He graduated from Harvard University. His uncle was the lawyer and politician

James Colt James Denison Colt (August 19, 1932 – June 5, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the 4th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. Early life Colt was born on August 19, 1932, i ...

; the Colts are related to the prominent Forbes family, through which a distant cousin is the politician and diplomat John Kerry.

Bibliography

Books

* ''Th''''e Enigma of Suicide'', 1991, Scribner ** ''No''''vember of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide'', 2006, Scribner * ''The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home'', 2003, Scribner * ''Brothers: On His Brothers and Brothers in History'', 2012, Scribner * ''The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968'', 2018, Scribner

Magazine articles

* Colt, George Howe, article on "Westchester cluster" of suicides that served as a source for his book, ''LIFE'', 1984 * Colt, George Howe & Hollister, Anne, "How Earthquakes Happen," ''LIFE'', February 1989 * Colt, George Howe, "See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me," ''LIFE'', Sept. 1996 * Colt, George Howe, "Were You Born That Way?," ''LIFE'', 1998

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American male writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Harvard University alumni {{US-journalist-20thC-stub