Steven Rowley

Books, Beach, & Beyond

Steven Rowley is the best-selling author of Lily and the Octopus, The Editor, The Guncle (Winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor), The Celebrants (a Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club pick) and the recently published, The Guncle Abroad. Steven begins with his writing talents as a child through his publishing journey to his status as bestselling novelist, the love of our pets, queer voices in fiction, writer and editor relationships, writing a sequel, killing your darlings, being married to another writer, audio books, grief, and finding the balance of heart and humor in his stories. Steven’s latest book, The Guncle Abroad is on bookshelves now!
Reading List:

• Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
• Heroic Measures by Jill Ciment
• The Editor by Steven Rowley
• The Guncle by Steven Rowley
• Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
• The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
• The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
• Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
• In Memoriam by Alice Winn
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Other Authors Mentioned:
Byron Lane, Ann Patchett

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