Taylor Antrim
Encyclopedia
Taylor Antrim is a writer and editor best known for his debut novel The Headmaster Ritual. Antrim is a graduate of Stanford University
, and received his MFA from the University of Virginia
. His journalism and reviews have appeared in Esquire
, The Village Voice
, and The New York Times
. He is currently fiction critic at The Daily Beast, Senior Editor at Architectural Digest, and he lives in Brooklyn
, New York
.
The Headmaster Ritual was published in 2007 by Houghton Mifflin
. Set at "the Britton School ... the oldest, most selective prep school in the country," it tells the parallel stories of Dyer Martin, a new teacher at Britton, and James Wolfe, a senior and the son of the school's maniacal headmaster.
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...
, and received his MFA from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. His journalism and reviews have appeared in Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. He is currently fiction critic at The Daily Beast, Senior Editor at Architectural Digest, and he lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
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.
The Headmaster Ritual was published in 2007 by Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an educational and trade publisher in the United States. Headquartered in Boston's Back Bay, it publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults.-History:The company was...
. Set at "the Britton School ... the oldest, most selective prep school in the country," it tells the parallel stories of Dyer Martin, a new teacher at Britton, and James Wolfe, a senior and the son of the school's maniacal headmaster.