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Owen Hill
goodreads author profile
gender
male
genre
Poetry, Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction
influences
John D. Macdonald, Edward Dorn, Dawn Powell
member since
March 2008
about this author
Poet/novelist Owen Hill lives in Berkeley, California.
He is the author of seven small collections of poetry (the latest is Against the Weather from Blue Press) and Loose Ends, a book of short stories. His first novel, The Chandler Apartments was called one of the best mysteries of 2002 by the Chicago Tribune. In his Tribune review Dick Adler wrote, “Berkeley, California poet Owen Hill captures the taste & texture of the yeasty street & bed life of his native turf with an eye that manages to be fresh & appropriately amoral." The Chandler Apartments prominently featured The Chandler Building, Hill's residence during the writing of the book.His second, The Incredible Double, features the same characters and locale. It is ...more
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15 postsOwen Hill's Blog
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The Chandler Apartments by Owen Hill (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published 2002 |
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The Incredible Double by Owen Hill (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2009 |
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Loose Ends by Owen Hill (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1996 |
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What You Have Left: The Turner Trilogy (Paperback) by James Sallis |
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date: August 18, 2009 07:30PM location: Books and Bookshelves, 99 Sanchez, San Francisco, CA, The United States description: Eileen Myles and Owen Hill read from their work | |
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Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture (Paperback) by Kaya Oakes (Goodreads author) |
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The Importance of Being Iceland: Travel Essays on Art (Semiotext(e) / Active Agents) by Eileen Myles |
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My Vocabulary Did This to Me by Jack Spicer |
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The Incredible Double (Paperback) by Owen Hill (Goodreads author) |
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Owen
voted on the book list Best Poetry Publications
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Ins and Outs of the Forest Rivers (New Directions Paperbook) by Nathaniel Tarn |
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