Adam Begley
Encyclopedia
Adam Begley is an American freelance writer, and was the books editor for the New York Observer.
He graduated from Harvard College
, and from Stanford University
with a Ph.D. in 1989.
His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and the Financial Times.
He lives with his wife, Anne Cotton, and stepchildren, in Oundle
, Northamptonshire
.
He is writing a biography of John Updike, for HarperCollins.
He graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, and from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
with a Ph.D. in 1989.
His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and the Financial Times.
He lives with his wife, Anne Cotton, and stepchildren, in Oundle
Oundle
Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
.
He is writing a biography of John Updike, for HarperCollins.
Works
- "Stendhal in Parma, Italy", The New York Times, December 27, 2009
- Literary Agents: A Writer’s Guide. Adam Begley, Debby Mayer, Penguin Books, 1993, ISBN 978-0-14-017215-7
- Certitude: A Profusely Illustrated Guide to Blockheads and Bullheads, Past and Present, Adam Begley, Christopher Hitchens, Illustrator Edward Sorel, HARMONY, 2009, ISBN 978-0-307-40804-4
- The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors, Laura Miller, Adam Begley, Penguin Books, 2000, ISBN 978-0-14-028088-3