Greg Olear
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Born | November 13, 1972 Madison, New Jersey |
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Nationality | American |
Greg Olear (born November 13, 1972) is an American novelist, journalist, and author. His novels are noted for their dark humor and frequent references to pop culture.[1] His journalism includes political commentary and investigation; in 2018 he published the book Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia.
Early life and education[]
Born in Madison, New Jersey,[2] Olear attended Georgetown University. He is half Italian, his grandmother having emigrated from a town located on the side of a volcano near Naples in Campania, southern Italy.
Career[]
Olear taught creative writing at Manhattanville College.
He is a founding editor of The Weeklings, an online arts & culture magazine.
He was the senior editor of Brad Listi's online literary magazine The Nervous Breakdown.[3] His work has also appeared in The Huffington Post, Babble.com, The Rumpus, The Millions, Chronogram, and Hudson Valley.
The French-language edition of Totally Killer was published in 2011 by Editions Gallmeister, and has received favorable notices in L'Express and Rolling Stone.[4]
Personal life[]
A former longtime resident of New York City, he now lives in New Paltz, New York with his family.
Books[]
Novels[]
- Totally Killer (2009)
- Fathermucker (2011)
Nonfiction[]
- Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia (2018)
References[]
- ^ Pyburn, Anne (2009-09-28). "Book Reviews: Totally Killer and The Principle of Ultimate Indivisibility". Chronogram. Retrieved 2009-12-02. Archived 31 July 2012
- ^ La Gorce, Tammy (2009-11-18). "Book by New Jersey Authors". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (2009-12-02). "The Nervous Breakdown: matchmaking writers and readers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Dupuis, Jerome (2011-04-28). "Totally Killer de Greg Olear". L'Express. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
External links[]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- Georgetown University alumni
- People from Madison, New Jersey
- Novelists from New Jersey
- 21st-century American male writers
- Manhattanville College faculty
- American writers of Italian descent