Simon Van Booy Explained

Simon Van Booy
Occupation:Author
Education:Dartington College of Arts

Simon Van Booy (born 1975) is an Anglo-American writer, currently living in the United States. His short story collection, Love Begins in Winter, won the 2009 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He was a finalist for the 2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise.[1]

Fiction

Simon Van Booy has written three collections of short stories. The first was The Secret Lives of People in Love; the second collection, Love Begins in Winter, won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.[2] [3] His third collection, Tales of Accidental Genius, was released in 2015.[4]

Van Booy's first novel, Everything Beautiful Began After, was released in 2011, and was nominated for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Award for Fiction,[5] while his second novel, The Illusion of Separateness, was released in 2013. He released a third novel titled Father's Day in 2016.[6]

Van Booy's fourth novel, Night Came with Many Stars, was released in 2021. NPR Books review Jason Sheehan called it Van Booy's best novel to date, writing “It is a heartbreaking book, a gorgeous book . . . In Night, Van Booy finds the weakness, grace and beauty of common lives fully lived.” [7] Boston Globe columnist Joan Frank wrote “Kindness and raw luck undergird Night Came with Many Stars… And like Dickens’s young heroes, Van Booy’s determined souls act with their whole hearts—as does this brave, fierce novel—to earn what good may come.” [8] USA Today named Night Came with Many Stars to a list of “5 Books Not to Miss.” [9]

In 2010, Van Booy released his first children's book, Pobble's Way,[10] to be followed by Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Things in 2017.[11]

Other works

Van Booy is the editor of three volumes of philosophy, entitled Why We Fight, Why We Need Love, and Why Our Decisions Don't Matter.[12]

Van Booy's essays have been published in newspapers internationally, including The New York Times,[13] The New York Post, The Daily Telegraph,[14] The Guardian,[15] and The Times.[16] They have also been broadcast on National Public Radio.[17]

In 2011, Van Booy delivered his first full-length stage comedy, and wrote an award-winning short film for the Morgans Hotel Group called Love Is Like Life But Longer.[18]

Teaching and lecturing

Van Booy lectures frequently at schools, universities, and libraries in the United States, the United Kingdom, and in China. He teaches part-time at the School of Visual Arts in New York City,[19] and at Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus.[20] He is an advocate of education as a means of social reform, and involved in the Rutgers University Early College Humanities program (REaCH) for young adults living in under-served communities.[21]

Design

Since 2009, Partners & Spade have carried Van Booy's "custom vintage Antarctic explorers' skis,"[22] and cold-weather hats, which he designed to support research in Antarctic regions and raise awareness for the Scott Polar Research Institute at University of Cambridge.

In translation

Van Booy's fiction and essays have been translated into over eighteen languages throughout the world. In 2011 he embarked on a multiple city reading tour of China, where his books are available in two different varieties of Chinese.[23]

Criticism

His short story collections received positive reviews from The New York Times[24] and the Los Angeles Times[25]

Publishers Weekly gave The Illusion of Separateness a starred review, and said "the writing is what makes this remarkable book soar".[26]

Booklist, the publication of the American Library Association, praised Van Booy's fourth novel, Night Came with Many Stars, writing “A beautifully realized, multigenerational family novel that is exceptional for its memorable, fully developed characters. Readers will become emotionally invested…invited to consider the meaning of family and the power of memory.” [27]

Personal life

Van Booy grew up in Ruthin and Oxford,[28] and currently resides in New York.[29] He has one daughter, and married Christina Daigneault in 2013.[30] [31]

List of works

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Vilcek Foundation - 2011 . 2011-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228013009/http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-finalists/2011/index.html . 28 February 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Grice. Bonnie. Save as Many as you Ruin. Prospect Magazine. 16 April 2011. 21 June 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110704013537/http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2010/06/save-as-many-as-you-ruin/. 4 July 2011. dmy-all.
  3. News: Flood. Alison. Simon Van Booy wins world's richest short story prize. 30 July 2017. The Guardian. 21 September 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731023726/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/21/simon-van-booy-frank-oconnor-award. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  4. News: Tales of Accidental Genius by Simon Van Booy Review. 30 July 2017. pastemagazine.com. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731025650/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/11/tales-of-accidental-genius-by-simon-van-booy-revie.html. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Winners of the 2012 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards Announced | American Booksellers Association. 4 April 2012. bookweb.org. 1 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140216143744/http://www.bookweb.org/news/winners-2012-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-awards-announced. 16 February 2014. dmy-all.
  6. News: Fiction Book Review: Father's Day by Simon Van Booy.. 30 July 2017. PublishersWeekly.com. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731024731/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-240894-5. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  7. News: This Family Saga Finds Grace And Beauty In Ordinary Lives, Fully Lived. 2021-06-12. NPR.org. 10 June 2021. en. Sheehan. Jason.
  8. Web site: Family histories, unspooled over time, in 'Night Came With Many Stars' - The Boston Globe. 2021-06-12. www.bostonglobe.com.
  9. Web site: USA TODAY. 2021-06-12. www.usatoday.com.
  10. Web site: Children's Book Reviews - Pobble's Way by Simon Van Booy. The Reading Tub Childrens Book Reviews. 30 July 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422023811/http://thereadingtub.com/childrens-book-reviews.php?book=POBBLES-WAY-by-Simon-Van-Booy. 22 April 2016. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Random House for High School Teachers Catalog - Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Things by Simon Van Booy. www.randomhouse.com. 30 July 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731032130/http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780448494586. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  12. News: Five things: Practical philosophy . The Economist . 12 August 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170731043112/https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2010/08/new_books . 31 July 2017 . dmy-all .
  13. News: Raising a Princess Single-Handedly . The New York Times . Simon . Van Booy . 28 June 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160619232047/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/fashion/28love.html . 19 June 2016 . dmy-all .
  14. News: Childhood: a fleeting beauty not to be missed . London . The Daily Telegraph . Simon . Van Booy . 17 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101009050009/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/6029552/Childhood-a-fleeting-beauty-not-to-be-missed.html . 9 October 2010 . dmy-all .
  15. News: Van Booy. Simon. Simon Van Booy: Love and loss at Christmas. 17 April 2011. The Guardian. 19 December 2009. London. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313083607/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/19/christmas-love-loss-simon-van-booy. 13 March 2014. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion. thetimes.co.uk. 1 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127235517/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news//. 27 January 2016. dmy-all.
  17. News: Tasting The Flavors of Life As Only 'George' Could : NPR. npr.org. 1 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814130257/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125360733. 14 August 2014. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Miller. Ken. Poppy de Villeneuve's Elevator Love Letter. The Elevator Love Letter. Interview Magazine. 16 April 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110313045254/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/film/2011-03-08/poppy-de-villeneuve-love-is-like-life-but-longer. 13 March 2011. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: SVA > Student Resources > Course Finder . 2011-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930181820/http://www.sva.edu/sr/search.php?sOpen=&sClsd=&sCncl=&sWlst=&sDay=&sTime=&sInstructor=&sKeyword=&sDept=&sCount=6 . 30 September 2011 . dmy-all .
  20. Web site: Department of English. https://web.archive.org/web/20010828004811/http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/clas/english/adjuncts.htm. 28 August 2001. dead. 1 June 2014. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: Newark high school students are first graduates of Rutgers early college program. 26 May 2010. nj.com. 1 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814140000/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/newark_high_schoolers_graduate.html. 14 August 2014. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Partners & Spade Custom Vintage Skis. acquiremag.com. 1 June 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140814123812/http://www.acquiremag.com/sports/sporting-goods/partners-spade-custom-vintage-1.php. 14 August 2014. dmy-all.
  23. Web site: Yueran. Zhang. Literature Events for March. Stories about love: Simon Van Booy in conversation with Zhang Yueran. British Council. 18 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010025949/http://www.britishcouncil.org/china-arts-literature-nwfu03-6.htm. 10 October 2012. dmy-all.
  24. News: Turning the Pages on 2010: Books of Style . The New York Times . Liesl . Schillinger . 17 December 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814130326/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/fashion/19Stylebooks.html . 14 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  25. News: Discoveries . Los Angeles Times . 20 May 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022105208/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/20/books/bk-discoveries20 . 22 October 2009 . dmy-all .
  26. News: Fiction Book Review: The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy.. 30 July 2017. PublishersWeekly.com. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731034101/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-211224-8. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  27. Book: Night Came with Many Stars, by By Simon Van Booy. Booklist Online.
  28. News: Interview with Simon Van Booy, winner of world's richest short story prize. 30 July 2017. walesonline. 12 December 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731033137/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/interview-simon-van-booy-winner-2064629. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  29. Web site: Van Booy. Simon. Simon van Booy on "The Song Is You" with Bonnie Grice. The Song Is You with Bonnie Grice. prx.org. 16 April 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111109062211/http://www.prx.org/pieces/47640-simon-van-booy-on-the-song-is-you-with-bonnie-gr#description. 9 November 2011. dmy-all.
  30. Web site: Laskey. Margaux. A Life Graced With Love Letters and Notes. The New York Times. 30 July 2017. 5 July 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731034328/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/fashion/weddings/a-life-graced-with-love-letters-and-notes.html. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Claire Keegan & Simon Van Booy in conversation. Irish Writers Centre - Dublin, Ireland. 30 July 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731032720/https://irishwriterscentre.ie/collections/past-events/products/claire-keegan-simon-van-booy-in-conversation. 31 July 2017. dmy-all.
  32. Web site: The Star-Democrat from Easton, Maryland on March 16, 2007 · Page 9.

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