Adam Langer (born 1967) is an American

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best known for his novel ''Crossing California'', which was published in 2004.

Biography

Langer grew up in the

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neighborhood of Chicago, where he attended Daniel Boone Elementary School. He attended

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from 1980 to 1984 and graduated from

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in 1988. Returning to Chicago, he worked for a little over a decade as an editor, nonfiction author, playwright, theater director, and film producer. In 2000, he won a fellowship to Columbia University's National Arts Journalism Program and remained in New York as a senior editor of ''

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'' until it folded in 2003. He had a weekly column in ''The Book Standard.'' In August 2012, he was named Arts Editor of ''

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''.

Works

Novels

* ''Crossing California'' (2004) * ''The Washington Story'' (2005) * ''Ellington Boulevard'' (2008) * ''My Father's Bonus March'' (2009) * ''The Thieves of Manhattan'' (2010) * ''The Salinger Contract'' (2013) * ''Cyclorama'' (2022)

References

External links

Adam Langer's home page

Adam Langer Collection, 1984-2011 - Chicago Public Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Langer, Adam 21st-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Writers from Chicago 1967 births Living people Jewish American novelists Jewish American dramatists and playwrights Vassar College alumni American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Illinois 21st-century American Jews