Tom Bouman

American author

Tom Bouman is an American author, editor and musician.^[1]

Personal life

He studied law from Pennsylvania. In 2016, he joined Aspen Words as writer in residence.^[1] He lives with her wife and two daughters in Upstate New York.^[2]^[3]

Selected publications

Dry Bones in the Valley^[4]^[5]
Fateful Mornings: A Henry Farrell Novel^[6]^[7]
The Bramble and the Rose^[8]

Awards

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller in 2014 for Dry Bones in the Valley^[9]
Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 2015 for Dry Bones in the Valley^[10]
Shortlisted for Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel in 2015 for Dry Bones in the Valley^[11]

Critical reception

Michael Sims of The Washington Post judged it "exciting debut thriller" and Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times called it "beautiful novel".^[12]^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "TOM BOUMAN". Aspen Words. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^ "Bio, TOM BOUMAN". TOM BOUMAN. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^ "Tom Bouman". Book Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^ Sims, Michael (July 13, 2014). "Book review: 'Dry Bones in the Valley,' exciting debut thriller by Tom Bouman". Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Stasio, Marilyn (July 3, 2014). "Rural Noir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ McCann, Michael J. "Fateful Mornings: A Henry Farrell Novel". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Sims, Michael (June 23, 2017). "A crime novel that captures the humanity of a dying town in rural America". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "The Bramble and the Rose". Kirkus Reviews. December 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Swanson, Clare (April 20, 2015). "Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Lutz, Deborah (May 1, 2015). "Books & Authors: Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "Macavity Awards Winners". mysteryreaders.org. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^ Stasio, Marilyn (2014-07-03). "Rural Noir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^ Sims, Michael (2014-07-13). "Book review: 'Dry Bones in the Valley,' exciting debut thriller by Tom Bouman". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-23.