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Ian McGuire
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Ian McGuire

Ian McGuire Biography

Ian McGuire grew up near Hull, England, and studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Virginia in the United States. He is the cofounder and codirector of the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. He writes criticism and fiction, and his stories have been published in Chicago Review, The Paris Review, and elsewhere.



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  • Carol Birch

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    Carol Birch is the author of ten novels. Jamrach's Menagerie was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards. Birch won the David Higham Prize for ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The North Water

    Try:
    Jamrach's Menagerie
    by Carol Birch

  • Nathaniel Philbrick

    Nathaniel Philbrick

    Nathaniel Philbrick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and earned a BA in English from Brown University and an MA in America Literature from Duke University, where he was a James B. Duke Fellow. He was Brown ... (more)

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    In the Heart of the Sea
    by Nathaniel Philbrick

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