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'''James Hynes''' (born August 23, 1955) is an American [[novelist]].
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'''James Hynes''' (born August 23, 1955) is an American [[novelist]]. He was born in [[Okemos, Michigan]],<ref name="CAO">''Contemporary Authors Online'', Thomson Gale, 2004.</ref> and grew up in [[Big Rapids, Michigan]]. He currently resides in [[Austin, Texas]], where he has taught creative writing at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]].<ref name="CAO" /> He has also taught at the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww/faculty/index.html |title=Writers' Workshop - The University of Iowa<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424052610/http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww/faculty/index.html |archive-date=2008-04-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[University of Michigan]], [[Miami University]],<ref name="CAO" /> and [[Grinnell College]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/english/creative/shortcourses/ |title=Department of English: Creative Writing: Short Courses<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705215829/http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/english/creative/shortcourses/ |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hynes received a B.A. in philosophy from the [[University of Michigan]] and an M.F.A. from the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]] at the [[University of Iowa]].<ref name="CAO" />


== Biography ==
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His first novel, ''The Wild Colonial Boy,'' deals with terrorism in [[Northern Ireland]]. Hynes' three subsequent books, ''Publish and Perish,'' ''The Lecturer's Tale'' and ''Kings of Infinite Space,'' combine satire and horror. His most recent novel, ''[[Next (Hynes novel)|Next]]'', was published in 2010. His reviews and literary essays have appeared in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Boston Review]]'',<ref name="CAO" /> and the online magazine [[Salon.com]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://search.salon.com/salonsearch.php?search=%22James+Hynes%22&breadth=salon |title=Salon Search<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520160307/http://search.salon.com/salonsearch.php?search=%22James+Hynes%22&breadth=salon |archive-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 1980s he wrote about television for the ''Michigan Voice'', ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'', and ''[[In These Times]]''.<ref name="CAO" />
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Hynes was born in [[Okemos, Michigan]],<ref name="CAO">''Contemporary Authors Online'', Thomson Gale, 2004.</ref> and grew up in [[Big Rapids, Michigan]]. He currently resides in [[Austin, Texas]], where he has taught creative writing at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]].<ref name="CAO" /> He has also taught at the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww/faculty/index.html |title=Writers' Workshop - The University of Iowa<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424052610/http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww/faculty/index.html |archive-date=2008-04-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[University of Michigan]], [[Miami University]],<ref name="CAO" /> and [[Grinnell College]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/english/creative/shortcourses/ |title=Department of English: Creative Writing: Short Courses<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705215829/http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/english/creative/shortcourses/ |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hynes received a B.A. in philosophy from the [[University of Michigan]] and an M.F.A. from the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]] at the [[University of Iowa]].<ref name="CAO" />

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His first novel, ''The Wild Colonial Boy,'' deals with terrorism in [[Northern Ireland]]. Hynes' three subsequent books, ''Publish and Perish,'' ''The Lecturer's Tale'' and ''Kings of Infinite Space,'' combine satire and horror. His novel ''[[Next (Hynes novel)|Next]]'' was published in 2010, and his sixth book, ''Sparrow'', a historical novel about a slave in [[Late Antiquity]], was published in 2023 in Britain, Canada, the United States, and Germany. His reviews and literary essays have appeared in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Boston Review]]'',<ref name="CAO" /> and the online magazine ''[[Salon.com|Salon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://search.salon.com/salonsearch.php?search=%22James+Hynes%22&breadth=salon |title=Salon Search<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520160307/http://search.salon.com/salonsearch.php?search=%22James+Hynes%22&breadth=salon |archive-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 1980s he wrote about television for the ''[[Michigan Voice]]'', ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'', and ''[[In These Times (publication)|In These Times]]''.<ref name="CAO" />


==Works==
==Works==
*''The Wild Colonial Boy'' (Atheneum, 1990)
* ''The Wild Colonial Boy'' (Atheneum, 1990)
*''Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror'' (Picador USA, 1997)
* ''Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror'' (Picador USA, 1997)
*''The Lecturer's Tale'' (Picador USA, 2001)
* ''The Lecturer's Tale'' (Picador USA, 2001)
*''Kings of Infinite Space'' (St. Martin's Press, 2004)
* ''Kings of Infinite Space'' (St. Martin's Press, 2004)
*''[[Next (Hynes novel)|Next]]'' (Little, Brown and Company, 2010)
* ''[[Next (Hynes novel)|Next]]'' (Little, Brown and Company, 2010)
* ''Sparrow'' (Picador, 2023)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.jameshynes.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.jameshynes.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060916055107/http://web.grinnell.edu/english/Creative/Hynes.html Profile from ''Contemporary Authors Online''], Thomson Gale, 2004
*[http://maudnewton.com/blog/?p=6894 James Hynes’ top ten Halloween recommendations]
*[http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/109/the_big_shill/ "The Big Shill," by James Hynes], ''In These Times'', September 21, 1988. Hynes writes about [[Harvey Pekar]]'s final appearance on ''Late Night with David Letterman''.
*[http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/15/whitechapel/ "Destination: Whitechapel and Spitalfields," by James Hynes], ''Salon'', June 15, 2006.
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E7DC1F3BF930A3575BC0A961958260&n=Top%2fFeatures%2fBooks%2fBook%20Reviews Review of ''Publish and Perish''], New York Times Book Review, August 3, 1997
*[http://chronicle.com/free/v47/i23/23b01101.htm Review of ''The Lecturer's Tale'', by Elaine Showalter], ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', February 2, 2001.
*[http://www.bookslut.com/features/2004_06_002647.php Michael Schaub interviews James Hynes], ''Bookslut'', 2004


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For the British businessman, see James P. Hynes.
James Hynes
Born (1955-08-23) August 23, 1955 (age 69)
Okemos, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Alma materUniversity of Iowa (MFA)
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (BA)
GenreFiction
Website
Official website

James Hynes (born August 23, 1955) is an American novelist.

Biography

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Hynes was born in Okemos, Michigan,[1] and grew up in Big Rapids, Michigan. He currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he has taught creative writing at the University of Texas.[1] He has also taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop,[2] the University of Michigan, Miami University,[1] and Grinnell College.[3] Hynes received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Michigan and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.[1]

His first novel, The Wild Colonial Boy, deals with terrorism in Northern Ireland. Hynes' three subsequent books, Publish and Perish, The Lecturer's Tale and Kings of Infinite Space, combine satire and horror. His novel Next was published in 2010, and his sixth book, Sparrow, a historical novel about a slave in Late Antiquity, was published in 2023 in Britain, Canada, the United States, and Germany. His reviews and literary essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Boston Review,[1] and the online magazine Salon.[4] In the 1980s he wrote about television for the Michigan Voice, Mother Jones, and In These Times.[1]

Works

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  • The Wild Colonial Boy (Atheneum, 1990)
  • Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror (Picador USA, 1997)
  • The Lecturer's Tale (Picador USA, 2001)
  • Kings of Infinite Space (St. Martin's Press, 2004)
  • Next (Little, Brown and Company, 2010)
  • Sparrow (Picador, 2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, 2004.
  2. ^ "Writers' Workshop - The University of Iowa". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  3. ^ "Department of English: Creative Writing: Short Courses". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  4. ^ "Salon Search". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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