Michael Laser
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Michael Laser is an American novelist, short story writer, and children’s book author. His novels for adults include Dark & Light: A Love Story (2007) and Old Buddy Old Pal (1999). His children’s books include The Rain, a picture book (1997), 6-321, a middle-grade novel (2001), and Cheater, a young adult novel (2008). He has published widely in literary magazines, including The Massachusetts Review and New England Review
.
He has also published essays and articles in the New York Times, Salon.com, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times
, and other periodicals.
Laser was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Queens, New York. He received a B.A. from the State University of New York
at Binghamton in 1975, and a Master’s from the Johns Hopkins University
, where he studied in the creative writing program with novelists John Barth
and Leslie Epstein
, in 1977.
After living for 17 years in Manhattan, Laser moved with his wife to New Jersey
, where they now live with their two children.
In 2010, Laser launched a website, News-Basics.com, that provides concise background information on major news stories.
New England Review
The New England Review is a quarterly literary magazine published by Middlebury College. Founded in New Hampshire in 1978 by poet, novelist, editor and professor Sydney Lea and poet Jay Parini, it was published as New England Review & Bread Loaf Quarterly from 1982 , until 1991 as a formal...
.
He has also published essays and articles in the New York Times, Salon.com, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, and other periodicals.
Laser was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Queens, New York. He received a B.A. from the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
at Binghamton in 1975, and a Master’s from the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, where he studied in the creative writing program with novelists John Barth
John Barth
John Simmons Barth is an American novelist and short-story writer, known for the postmodernist and metafictive quality of his work.-Life:...
and Leslie Epstein
Leslie Epstein
Leslie Donald Epstein is an American novelist.He has written nine novels including King of the Jews , Pandaemonium , and San Remo Drive: A Novel from Memory , based on his childhood growing up in Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s...
, in 1977.
After living for 17 years in Manhattan, Laser moved with his wife to New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, where they now live with their two children.
In 2010, Laser launched a website, News-Basics.com, that provides concise background information on major news stories.
External links
- Author Website: www.michaellaser.com
- Essay: “Kirkus Shrugged,” 9/28/2006, Salon.com
- News-Basics: http://news-basics.com/