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Cullen Murphy

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in New Rochelle, New York, The United States

September 01, 1952

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John Cullen Murphy, Jr. (born September 1, 1952) is an American writer and editor probably best known for his work at The Atlantic, where he served as managing editor (1985–2002) and editor (2002-2006).

He was born in New Rochelle, New York, and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was educated at Amherst College, from which he graduated with honors in medieval history in 1974. Murphy's first magazine job was in the paste-up department of Change, a magazine devoted to higher education.

He became an editor of The Wilson Quarterly in 1977. Murphy, along with his father, John Cullen Murphy, wrote the comic strip Prince Valiant from the mid 70s to 2004. He is also the author of The Word According to Eve: Women and the Bible in Ancient Times and...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 850 ratings · 198 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors

	Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Word According to Eve: Women and the Bible in Ancient Times and Our Own 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Curious 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1995	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire And The Fate Of America 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of Slate: A 10th Anniversary Anthology by David Plotz (Editor), Michael E. Kinsley (Foreword by), Paul Krugman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage by William L. Rathje, Cullen Murphy 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anderson & Sheppard by Graydon Carter (Editor), Cullen Murphy (Editor) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars