Garth Risk Hallberg (born November 1978) is an American author. His

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is '' City on Fire''.Brian Appleyard, "Manhattan Project", ''The Age'', "Good Weekend", pp. 20–22. Hallberg was born outside

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and grew up in

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. In 2001 he received a degree in English from

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, where he met Elise White, his future wife. She graduated from Washington University in 2000 with degrees in English and African-American studies. Both of Hallberg's parents were teachers; his father was also a writer. They divorced when Hallberg was 13. Hallberg resides in

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. His debut novella, ''A Field Guide to the North American Family'', was published in 2007. He published his first novel, '' City on Fire'', in 2015, to criticism and acclaim. A second novel, ''The Second Coming'', was published in 2024. His work has also been published in ''

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''.

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*''A Field Guide to the North American Family'' (2007) * '' City on Fire'' (2015) *''The Second Coming'' (2024)

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