Jack Houghteling Explained
Jack Houghteling is an American novelist and the author of Goodman (2022) and Sunnyside (2023).
Early life and education
Houghteling grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and graduated from the Hackley School in 2010 and Claremont McKenna College in 2014.[1] [2] At the latter, he delivered the student commencement speech at graduation.[3] He later earned a graduate degree from the London School of Economics in 2015 before moving to New York City.[4] [5]
Works
Houghteling began Goodman in 2015 but then put it aside for years.[1] It was later longlisted for the Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction.[6]
Sunnyside is about an ex-football player from Westchester County[7] and received acclaim. The podcast The Drunken Odyssey called it a "maximalist masterpiece," describing its style as "neomodernist."[8] The literary journal Socrates on the Beach published an excerpt of Sunnyside,[9] which it characterized as "sui generis” and “unlike almost any other contemporary fiction."[10]
He is currently working on a third project about pre-revolutionary New York.[11]
Personal life
In 2018, Houghteling ran for the New York State Senate as a Democrat in Brooklyn's District 18, but never made it to the primary election ballot.[12] [13]
He lives in Upper Manhattan with his partner and daughter.[14]
Bibliography
Books
- Goodman, Adelaide Books, 2022,
- Sunnyside, Alien Buddha Press, 2023,
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-04-22 . Novel tells coming-of-age tale on two temporal planes . 19 January 2024 . The Rivertowns Enterprise . en.
- Web site: Hackley's Houghteling Earns Special Honor . Sabini . Mike . 5 February 2010 . Patch . 19 January 2024.
- Web site: Houghteling . Jack . Jack Houghteling . Claremont McKenna College Commencement 2014 . youtube.com . . en . video . 48:26-58:50 . Feb 24, 2015.
- Web site: Alumni Books . School of Economics . London . January 2024 . London School of Economics . 19 January 2024.
- Web site: Local Writer Talks First Novel And Milennial Life In Ditmas Park . Miller . Carly . 29 June 2016 . BKLYNER . 19 January 2024.
- Web site: 2024-04-01 . Jack Houghteling '10s debut book Goodman receives high praise . 1 April 2024 . The Hackley School . en.
- Web site: Indie Spotlight: Jack Houghteling . Houghteling . Jack . 6 September 2023 . The Next Best Book Club . 19 March 2024.
- King . John . The Drunken Odyssey Interview with Jack Houghteling . Apple Podcasts . The Drunken Odyssey . 23 September 2023 . 5:04-5:08, 10:17-10:30 .
- Web site: Excerpt from the novel Sunnyside . Houghteling . Jack . 5 September 2023 . Socrates on the Beach . 15 April 2024.
- Web site: Socrates on the Beach Issue Nine Editor's Note . Gerke . Greg . 5 September 2023 . Socrates on the Beach . 19 January 2024.
- Pizza Media . Dick's . Beyond The Zero Interview with Jack Houghteling . Apple Podcasts . Beyond The Zero . 29 September 2023 . 23:18-26:00 .
- Web site: The Heated LG Race . Vielkind . Jimmy . 6 April 2018 . Politico. 2 February 2024.
- Web site: New York State Senate District 18 . February 2024. Ballotpedia . 2 February 2024.
- Web site: Author draws from Rivertowns roots for second novel . Nanus . Ken . 29 September 2023 . The Rivertowns Enterprise . 17 March 2024.