Joshua Mohr
{{short description|American author (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Joshua Mohr
| image = JoshuaMohrReading.jpg
| caption = Joshua Mohr reading at Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco CA, in 2009
| birth_name = Joshua Mohr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|7|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = Novelist
| nationality = American
| notableworks =
| education = San Francisco State University (BA),
University of San Francisco (MFA)
| website = {{URL|http://www.joshuamohr.net}}
}}
Joshua Mohr (born July 8, 1976) is an American author.
Biography
Joshua Mohr moved to the Bay Area (from Phoenix, AZ) in 1988, and currently lives in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. He attended San Francisco State University for his undergraduate studies, where he received two Bachelor of Arts degrees: the first in history, the second in creative writing. He then went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at the University of San Francisco, where he graduated in 2005.{{cite news|last=Harmanci|first=Reyhan|title=Josh Mohr's debut novel 'Some Things'|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Josh-Mohr-s-debut-novel-Some-Things-3296130.php|publisher=SF Gate|accessdate=6 October 2012|date=5 June 2009}}
Joshua Mohr teaches creative writing at The Writing Salon in San Francisco and at the University of San Francisco.
Reception
Reception to Mohr's work has been predominantly positive,{{cite news|title=Ugly Truths|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/books/review/Barry-t.html?ref=review|work=New York Times|accessdate=6 October 2012|first=Rebecca|last=Barry|date=23 July 2010}} receiving positive reviews from O Magazine and SF Gate.{{cite web|title=10 Terrific Reads of 2009|url=http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/10-Terrific-Reads-of-2009-Book-Reviews/8|publisher=O Magazine|accessdate=6 October 2012}}{{cite news|last=May|first=Meredith|title=Joshua Mohr lets chaos flow into sordid stories |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Joshua-Mohr-lets-chaos-flow-into-sordid-stories-2327021.php|publisher=SF Gate|accessdate=6 October 2012|date=18 October 2011}} His novel Termite Parade was listed as an "Editor's Choice" by the New York Times in 2010.{{cite news|title=Editors' Choice|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/books/review/EdChoice-t.html?_r=2&scp=3&sq=termite%20parade&st=cse|accessdate=6 October 2012 | work=The New York Times|date=30 July 2010}}
Bibliography
=Novels=
- Some Things that Meant the World to Me (2009)
- Termite Parade (2010)
- Damascus (2011)
- Fight Song: A Novel (2013)
- All This Life: A Novel (2015)
- Farsickness (2023)
- Saint the Terrifying (2024)
=Memoirs=
- Sirens (2017)
- Model Citizen (2021)
=Short stories=
- Dressing the Dead
=Other publications=
- Other Voices
- Cimarron Review
- Gulf Coast
- Pleiades
- [https://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Hemlock-Mike-Jewett/dp/1312358122 recipes for hemlock] (BPM Publishing, 2004), poetry, 55 pages, {{ISBN|9781312358126}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.joshuamohr.net/ Official author website]
- [http://therumpus.net/2009/05/a-faithful-grope-in-the-dark/ A Faithful Grope in the Dark]
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Category:Mission District, San Francisco
Category:Writers from San Francisco
Category:University of San Francisco alumni