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Thomas Mullen

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Thomas Mullen is the author of "The Last Town on Earth," which was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA Today and was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction, and "The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers." His books have been named Best of the Year by such publications as The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Onion, and Amazon.com.

His third novel, "The Revisionists," will be published in September 2011.

Mullen was born and raised in Rhode Island and graduated from Oberlin College. He has lived in Boston; in Chapel Hill, NC; in Washington, DC; and he now makes his home in Atlanta with his wife and two sons.

When not reading or writing, his greatest interests are music, film,...more


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The Last Town on Earth
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Richly atmospheric, amazingly well written, trippy tale of a not entirely likable or ethical artist careening about 1800s New Orleans.
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Loved this book. Like all collections, there were two or three I could have done without, but the great pieces here are so wonderfully great that they elevate the whole work. Don't know why I hadn't heard of JJS before, but I'm glad that's been remed...more
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Very interesting writer with a great, deadpan style. Many quotable lines. Twisted story, but in a good way.
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“His voice, the very sound of rolling eyes.”
Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers

“She had written Darcy the letter and posted it from her husband's tenth-story office while he was away in some strumpet's bed. And then she'd transformed herself into a bird, and then an anvil, and then a corpse.”
Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers

“The right thing was confusing, and difficult, and sometimes Jason wondered if it was in fact a nonexistent ideal, like heaven or the American dream. There was no right thing. You did what you did for whatever reasons occurred to you at the time, depending on whichever emotion was running thickest in your blood. Your desire and fear and adrenaline and longing. You made your choice and came up with the reasons later.”
Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers

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