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Biography:
David McGlynn is the author of three books – One Day You'll Thank Me: Lessons From an Unexpected Fatherhood, A Door in the Ocean, and The End of the Straight and Narrow, all published by Counterpoint Press. He is also the author of the acclaimed cultural essay "On Wisconsin," which appeared in the Yale Review.
Portions of One Day You'll Thank Me appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Health, Real Simple, Parents, O., The Oprah Magazine, and David appeared on radio and TV programs around the country. A Door in the Ocean was reviewed on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air, won the Council for Wisconsin Writers’ Nonfiction Book Award in 2013, and was named an Outstanding Achievement by the Wisconsin Librarians’ Association. The End of the Straight and Narrow won the 2008 Utah Book Award, was a finalist for the 2009 Steven Turner Award for Best First Fiction by the Texas Institute of Letters, and was named an “Outstanding Achievement” by the Wisconsin Librarians’ Association.
In addition to his books, David’s a frequent contributor to Men’s Health and Swimmer magazines. His writing has appeared in Story, Yale Review, Creative Nonfiction, Best American Sports Writing, and numerous literary journals. Three of his essays have been named Distinguished Essays in Best American Essays and Best American Non-Required Reading. He teaches at Lawrence University in Appleton and lives in Madison. He’s recently completed a novel about neonatal intensive care and is currently at work on a novel-in-stories set at a small liberal-arts college.
(From author website)
Selected Works by David McGlynn:
David McGlynn is the author of three books – One Day You'll Thank Me: Lessons From an Unexpected Fatherhood, A Door in the Ocean, and The End of the Straight and Narrow, all published by Counterpoint Press. He is also the author of the acclaimed cultural essay "On Wisconsin," which appeared in the Yale Review.
Portions of One Day You'll Thank Me appeared in The New York Times, Men’s Health, Real Simple, Parents, O., The Oprah Magazine, and David appeared on radio and TV programs around the country. A Door in the Ocean was reviewed on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air, won the Council for Wisconsin Writers’ Nonfiction Book Award in 2013, and was named an Outstanding Achievement by the Wisconsin Librarians’ Association. The End of the Straight and Narrow won the 2008 Utah Book Award, was a finalist for the 2009 Steven Turner Award for Best First Fiction by the Texas Institute of Letters, and was named an “Outstanding Achievement” by the Wisconsin Librarians’ Association.
In addition to his books, David’s a frequent contributor to Men’s Health and Swimmer magazines. His writing has appeared in Story, Yale Review, Creative Nonfiction, Best American Sports Writing, and numerous literary journals. Three of his essays have been named Distinguished Essays in Best American Essays and Best American Non-Required Reading. He teaches at Lawrence University in Appleton and lives in Madison. He’s recently completed a novel about neonatal intensive care and is currently at work on a novel-in-stories set at a small liberal-arts college.
(From author website)
Selected Works by David McGlynn:
- One Day You'll Thank Me: Lessons From an Unexpected Fatherhood (2018)
- A Door in the Ocean (2012)
- The End of the Straight and Narrow (2013)
