Micah Nathan
Encyclopedia
Micah Nathan is an American author, screenwriter, and award-winning essayist. His critically acclaimed debut novel
, Gods of Aberdeen
, was published in June 2005 by Simon & Schuster
and became an international bestseller. In 2005 BookExpo America
selected Nathan as an "Emerging Author" and GQ claimed he was one of the year's "best debuts."
Nathan's short fiction has appeared in Boston Globe Magazine, Eclectica Magazine
, Bellingham Review
, Diagram, Glimmer Train
, The Gettysburg Review
, Commonweal
, and several other national publications. He has also worked under a pen name as a script doctor, his most recent a horror feature purchased by Dimension Films
. In 2010, Boston University awarded Nathan the Saul Bellow Prize for Fiction.
Nathan was recently named Consulting Editor for LEMON Magazine. His second novel Losing Graceland was published by Random House
in January 2011.
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, Gods of Aberdeen
Gods of Aberdeen
Gods of Aberdeen is a novel written by Micah Nathan, published in June 2005 by Simon & Schuster. It was translated into Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese with the title The Last Alchemist...
, was published in June 2005 by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
and became an international bestseller. In 2005 BookExpo America
BookExpo America
BookExpo America is the largest annual book trade fair in the United States. BEA is almost always held in a major city over four days in late May and/or early June...
selected Nathan as an "Emerging Author" and GQ claimed he was one of the year's "best debuts."
Nathan's short fiction has appeared in Boston Globe Magazine, Eclectica Magazine
Eclectica Magazine
Eclectica is one of the oldest surviving online literary publications. Founded in 1996 by Chris Lott and Tom Dooley, Eclectica's extensive and growing archives features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, miscellany, travel, opinion, and reviews by hundreds of authors from around the world...
, Bellingham Review
Bellingham Review
The Bellingham Review is an American literary magazine published by Western Washington University. The magazine was established in 1977 by the poets Knute Skinner and Peter Nicoletta. The Bellingham Review includes fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. The current editor is writer Brenda Miller...
, Diagram, Glimmer Train
Glimmer Train
Glimmer Train is an American literary journal founded in 1990 in Portland, Oregon. It is published quarterly.-Past contributors:* Brad Barkley* Charles Baxter* Ron Carlson* Greg Downs* Peter Selgin* Andre Dubus III* Aaron Gwyn* Noy Holland...
, The Gettysburg Review
The Gettysburg Review
The Gettysburg Review is a quarterly literary magazine featuring short stories, poetry, essays and reviews. Work appearing in the magazine often is reprinted in "best-of" anthologies and receives awards....
, Commonweal
Commonweal
Commonweal is a American journal of opinion edited and managed by lay Catholics. It is headquartered in The Interchurch Center in New York City.-History:...
, and several other national publications. He has also worked under a pen name as a script doctor, his most recent a horror feature purchased by Dimension Films
Dimension Films
Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. It was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films...
. In 2010, Boston University awarded Nathan the Saul Bellow Prize for Fiction.
Nathan was recently named Consulting Editor for LEMON Magazine. His second novel Losing Graceland was published by Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
in January 2011.