Woodsburner is a historical novel that revolves around a little-known event in the life of Henry David Thoreau: in 1844, Thoreau accidentally set fire to 300 acres of woods around Concord, Massachusetts, and Pipkin imagines the impact of that fire upon Thoreau, as well as three other characters, whose fictional stories are interwoven with the philosopher's. The book was well-reviewed by a variety of critics, including Brenda Wineapple in The New York Times[4] and Ron Charles in The Washington Post.[5]
In 2010, he was named writer-in-residence at Southwestern University,[6] and was awarded the Dobie Paisano Fellowship from the Texas Institute of Letters.[3] He teaches writing at the University of Texas at Austin, and in Spalding University's Low-Residency MFA Program.
Pipkin's second historical novel, The Blind Astronomer's Daughter, was published by Bloomsbury US in October 2016. This novel is set in Romantic-era Ireland and England, and centers on William Herschel's discovery of Uranus and the resulting impact on culture and society.
Pipkin has been awarded a 2016 MacDowell Colony (New Hampshire) Residential Fellowship for ongoing work on his third novel.
Referencesedit
^"Thoreau: Tree-hugger and tree-burner". Fine Books and Collections, December 2009.
^"Mass. writers awarded". Boston Globe, May 30, 2010.
^"Book World: Ron Charles on Thoreau and Concord in "Woodsburner" by John Pipkin" The Washington Post, April 22, 2009.
^"John Pipkin Named Writer in Residence at Southwestern". Southwestern University, December 16, 2010.
December 01, 2023
john, pipkin, john, george, pipkin, american, author, born, baltimore, maryland, 1967, holds, british, romantic, literature, from, rice, university, houston, english, from, chapel, hill, from, washington, university, lexington, first, novel, woodsburner, cente. John George Pipkin is an American author born in Baltimore Maryland in 1967 He holds a PhD in British Romantic Literature from Rice University in Houston TX an MA in English from UNC Chapel Hill and a BA from Washington amp Lee University in Lexington VA His first novel Woodsburner won the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 1 the Massachusetts Center for the Book Fiction Prize 2 and the Texas Institute of Letters Steven Turner Award 3 John PipkinPipkin in Austin Texas February 2016BornJohn George Pipkin1967 age 55 56 Baltimore Maryland U S OccupationAuthorNationalityAmericanEducationRice University PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MA Washington and Lee University BA Notable awardsCenter for Fiction First Novel Prize 2009 Woodsburner is a historical novel that revolves around a little known event in the life of Henry David Thoreau in 1844 Thoreau accidentally set fire to 300 acres of woods around Concord Massachusetts and Pipkin imagines the impact of that fire upon Thoreau as well as three other characters whose fictional stories are interwoven with the philosopher s The book was well reviewed by a variety of critics including Brenda Wineapple in The New York Times 4 and Ron Charles in The Washington Post 5 In 2010 he was named writer in residence at Southwestern University 6 and was awarded the Dobie Paisano Fellowship from the Texas Institute of Letters 3 He teaches writing at the University of Texas at Austin and in Spalding University s Low Residency MFA Program Pipkin s second historical novel The Blind Astronomer s Daughter was published by Bloomsbury US in October 2016 This novel is set in Romantic era Ireland and England and centers on William Herschel s discovery of Uranus and the resulting impact on culture and society Pipkin has been awarded a 2016 MacDowell Colony New Hampshire Residential Fellowship for ongoing work on his third novel References edit Thoreau Tree hugger and tree burner Fine Books and Collections December 2009 Mass writers awarded Boston Globe May 30 2010 a b 2010 Dobie Paisano Fellows Announced Austin Chronicle May 11 2010 Consuming Passion The New York Times May 1 2009 Book World Ron Charles on Thoreau and Concord in Woodsburner by John Pipkin The Washington Post April 22 2009 John Pipkin Named Writer in Residence at Southwestern Southwestern University December 16 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Pipkin amp oldid 1174854159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
