64, Irvine ... Professor of English...
64, Irvine ... Professor of English and creative writing and
fiction director of the master’s program in writing at UC Irvine ...
This year saw several of his students -- including Alice Sebold and
Andrew Winer -- publish well-received books ... Tells his students
that writing is like long-haul trucking, not a sprint ... “It takes
patience and stamina” ... Thinks James McMichael, poetry director of
the master’s program, doesn’t get enough credit ... Came to UCI in
1995 from Brandeis University ... Has written 10 books, with an 11th
( “The Art of Burning Bridges: A Life of John O’Hara”) due in eight
months ... Loves to sail his boat, Blackwing, along the coast near
Boothbay, Maine ... Reading “From the Terrace,” by O’Hara for “the
zillionth time” ... Married to Priscilla ... Two sons, Nicholas and
Justin ... Unranked last year
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