Evan Mandery
| Evan Mandery | |
|---|---|
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Evan Mandery in 2013 | |
| Born |
1967 Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation |
Author Professor |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Alma mater |
Harvard College Harvard Law School |
| Genre |
Humor, Literature, Fantasy & Science Fiction |
| Spouse | Valli Rajah-Mandery |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
Evan Mandery (born 1967) is an American author and criminal justice academic at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.[1]
Career
Mandery graduated from Harvard College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies.[2] Later he graduated from Harvard Law School as Juris Doctor in 1992.[3] He is a professor and chairperson of the criminal justice department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.[1] Mandery lives in Manhasset, New York. His wife, Valli Rajah-Mandery, is a sociologist, and they have three children.[4] He was influenced by the writings of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams.[5] Mandery is also an amateur poker player.[6]
Works of Fiction
Dreaming of Gwen Stefani
Mandery's first novel Dreaming of Gwen Stefani was published in 2007.[7] A review about the book was available on Booklist magazine.[8][9] The novel deals with a mathematical genius and hot-dog vendor, who falls in love with Gwen Stefani.
First Contact (Or It's Later Than You Think)
Mandery's second novel, First Contact, Or, It's Later Than You Think, was published by HarperCollins in January, 2010.[10] It is a story of a hyper-intelligent alien species and a dim-witted President, who is mistrustful of the aliens without basis. The book was reviewed in Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal and the Winnipeg Free Press. [11] [12] [13] [14]
Q
Q was published by HarperCollins in August, 2011.[15] It is a story based on time travel, where the unnamed protagonist is visited by his future self and advised not to marry the love of his life.[16] The novel was reviewed by The New York Times, the Financial Times, The Times Literary Supplement and Booklist magazine.[16][17][18][19]
Q was published in the UK in July 2012 and thereafter translated into Italian (under the title Q una storia d'amore), Polish (as Q. Ponadczasowa historia miłosna), and Czech (as Má věčná Q).[18][20][21][22][23]
In November, 2011, Columbia Pictures optioned the movie rights to Q.[24] David Gordon Green was hired to write the screenplay and direct.[25]
Works of Non-Fiction
Mandery began as a non-fiction writer and his first book The Campaign: Rudy Giuliani, Ruth Messinger, Al Sharpton and the Race to be Mayor of New York was published in 1999 by Westview Press.[26] His academic writing focuses on capital punishment, and he has published two books on the subject named Capital Punishment in America: A Balanced Examination and A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America.[27][28] A Wild Justice was reviewed by The New York Times.[29]
Books
- The campaign: Rudy Giuliani, Ruth Messenger, Al Sharpton, and the race to be mayor of New York City, 1999, ISBN 978-0813366982
- Eyes on City Hall: A Young Man's Education in New York Political Warfare, 2001, ISBN 978-0813398150
- Dreaming of Gwen Stefani, 2007, ISBN 978-0977197262
- First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think, 2010, ISBN 978-0061749773
- Capital Punishment: A Balanced Examination, 2011, ISBN 978-1449605988
- Q: A Novel, 2011, ISBN 978-0062098832
- A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America, 2013, ISBN 978-0393239584
References
- 1 2 http://johnjay.jjay.cuny.edu/profiles/criminal_justice.aspx?key=[email]=%[email protected]%27
- ↑ "All Politics Is Personal". The Harvard Crimson. 8 June 1989. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae of Evan Mandery" (PDF).
- ↑ "Evan Mandery in FantasticFiction.co.uk".
- ↑ "Evan Mandery in GoodReads.com".
- ↑ "Evan Mandery Poker History in PokerDB.TheHendOnMob.com".
- ↑ Ron Hogan (16 February 2007). "Scene at Evan Mandery's Book Party". GalleyCat. Event occurs at 10:51am. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Joanne (1 December 2006). "Dreaming of Gwen Stefani.". Booklist. 103 (7). American Library Association. p. 22.
- ↑ "Dreaming of Gwen Stefani in IgPub.com".
- ↑ "First Contact in HarperCollins.com".
- ↑ Hays, Carl (1 February 2010). "First Contact; or, It's Later Than You Think, Parrot Sketch Excluded". Booklist. 106 (11). American Library Association. p. 36.
- ↑ "First Contact". Publishers Weekly. 256 (46). 16 November 2009. p. 34.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Joanna M. (15 December 2009). "First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think". Library Journal. 134 (20). p. 100.
- ↑ David Pitt (3 June 2010). "PAPERBACKS: Hard-edged, unsettling thriller by masterful storyteller". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Q in HarperCollins.com".
- 1 2 Adrian Turpin (3 February 2012). "A quirky mash-up". Financial Times. Event occurs at 10:22 pm. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Susannah Meadows (17 August 2011). "Newly Released Books". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- 1 2 Wendy Brandmark (27 April 2012). "Various versions". TLS. News International. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ Turza, Stephanie (1 August 2011). "Q: A (Timeless) Love Story". Booklist. 107 (22). American Library Association. p. 23.
- ↑ "Q: A Love Story in Google Books".
- ↑ "Q una storia d'amore in Google Books".
- ↑ "Q Ponadczasowa historia milosna in Google Books".
- ↑ "Ma Vecna Q in BookFan.eu".
- ↑ Eric Whitman (14 November 2011). "Sony Buys Rights To Adapt Evan Mandery's Novel Q". The Daily Blam. Event occurs at 10:31pm. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Borys Kit (14 November 2011). "David Gordon Green to Direct Love Story 'Q'". The Hollywood Reporter. Event occurs at 4:42pm PST. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Eyes on City Hall in WestViewPress.com".
- ↑ "Capital Punishment in America: A Balanced Examination in JBLearning.com".
- ↑ "A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America".
- ↑ Oshinsky, David (30 August 2013). "Stay of Execution". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2015.