Louis Bayard
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Louis Bayard

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | LGBTQ2S+ | Literature & Fiction
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In the words of The New York Times, Louis Bayard "reinvigorates historical fiction," rendering the past "as if he'd witnessed it firsthand." His acclaimed novels include The Pale Blue Eye, adapted into the global #1 Netflix release starring Christian Bale, Jackie & Me, ranked by the Washington Post as one of the top novels of 2022, the national bestseller Courting Mr. Lincoln, Roosevelt's Beast, The School of Night, The Black Tower, and Mr. Timothy, as well as the highly praised young-adult novel, Lucky Strikes. A New York Times Notable author, he has been nominated for both the Edgar and Dagger awards, and his story, "Banana Triangle Six," was chosen for The Best American Mystery Stories. His reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Paris Review and Salon, and he is a contributing writer to the Washington Post Book World. A former instructor at George Washington University, he was the chair of the PEN/Faulkner Awards and the author of the popular Downton Abbey recaps for the New York Times. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
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