Adam Mansbach (born July 1, 1976) is an American author. He has previously been a visiting professor of literature at Rutgers University-Camden, with their New Voices Visiting Writers program (2009–2011).
Adam Mansbach | |
|---|---|
 Mansbach at the 2013 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | July 1, 1976 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Notable works | Go the Fuck to Sleep |
Biography
editMansbach graduated from Columbia College in 1998 and received a MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2000.[1]
Mansbach wrote the "children's book for adults" Go the Fuck to Sleep, parodying bedtime stories.[2] Other books Mansbach has written include Angry Black White Boy, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2005,[3] and The End of the Jews[4] (for which he won the California Book Award for fiction in 2008).[5][6] Mansbach was the founding editor of the 1990s hip-hop journal Elementary.[3]
His book Stay the Fuck at Home (2020), was written to support awareness of coronavirus self-isolation measures; it has yet to be formally published. The book was read on Jimmy Kimmel Live by actor Samuel L. Jackson.[7][8]
He lives in Berkeley, California and co-hosts a radio show, "Father Figures".[9][10]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Shackling Water (2003)
- Angry Black White Boy, Three Rivers Press/Random House (2005)
- The End of the Jews (2009)
- Rage is Back, Viking/Penguin (2013)
- The Dead Run, William Morrow/HarperCollins (2013)[11][12][13][14][15]
- The Golem of Brooklyn (2023)
Poetry
edit- I Had a Brother Once (2021)
Humor
edit- Go the Fuck to Sleep (2011)
- Seriously, Just Go To Sleep (2012)
- You Have to Fucking Eat (2014) ISBN 978-1617753787
- Seriously, You Have to Eat (2015)
- Fuck, Now There Are Two of You (2019)
- A Field Guide to the Jewish People, with Alan Zweibel and Dave Barry (2019)
Anthology contributions
edit- All The Words Past The Margins, in Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic. Edited by Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai (Basic Civitas Books, 2010)[3]
Screenplay
edit- Barry (2016)
Graphic novel
edit- Nature Of The Beast: A Graphic Novel Written with Douglas Mcgowan; illustrated by Owen Brozman (2012)[16]
References
edit- ^ ""The Youngest in the Room," by Adam Mansbach '98". Columbia College Today. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ Harmanci, Reyhan (12 May 2011). "'Go the F--- to Sleep': The Case of the Viral PDF". The Bay Citizen. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Dyson, Michael Eric; Daulatzai, Sohail (2010). Born to Use Mics. Basic Civitas Books. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-465-00211-5. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ Mansbach, Adam (2008). The end of the Jews : a novel. New York: Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 978-0-385-52044-7.
- ^ Harmanci, Reyhan (28 April 2011). "A Whim, A Book, And, Wow!". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "The California Book Award Winners 1931-2006" (PDF). Commonwealth Club of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Parker, Ryan (1 April 2020). "Samuel L. Jackson Reads 'Stay the F---' at Home' to Stress Isolation Amid Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Kirkland, Justin (1 April 2020). "Samuel L. Jackson Reading Stay the F**k at Home Is a Gentle Reminder to Stay the F**k At Home". Esquire. Hearst Digital Media. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Adam Mansbach's biography page". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Father Figures KPFA Berkeley". Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Book Review: 'The Dead Run' by Adam Mansbach". Seattle PI. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "THE DEAD RUN (review)". Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Book Review: 'The Dead Run' by Adam Mansbach". FearNet. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Review: The Dead Run". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Review: Dead Run". Booklist. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Nature of the Beast". Soft Skull Press. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
External links
edit
- Adam Mansbach's website
- Down with fascist iPods - A Salon article by Mansbach.
- My Fake College Syllabus - A Salon article by Mansbach.
- Wake the F**k Up on YouTube - A political ad Mansbach wrote in the style of Go the Fuck to Sleep, performed by Samuel L. Jackson.
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