Thomas Dyja Explained
Thomas Dyja is an American writer, living in New York City.[1] He has written three novels, a biography of civil rights activist Walter Francis White, historical books on Chicago and New York City. Play For A Kingdom received the Casey Award[2] and The Third Coast won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction.[3]
Early life and education
Dyja grew up in Belmont Cragin, Chicago and attended Gordon Technical High School. He moved to New York City to attend Columbia University, graduating in 1984.[1] [4]
Writing
Dyja's novel The Moon In Our Hands is based on the life of Walter Francis White.[5]
His history of New York City, New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation, covers the terms of five New York City mayors: Ed Koch (1978–1989), David Dinkins (1990–1993), Rudy Giuliani (1994–2001), Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013) and Bill de Blasio (2013–present).[6]
Publications
Novels by Dyja
- Play For A Kingdom: a Novel. Mariner, 1998. .[7]
- Meet John Trow. Viking, 2002. .[8] [9]
- The Moon In Our Hands: a Novel. Da Capo, 2005. .
Non-fiction books by Dyja
- Walter White: The Dilemma Of Black Identity In America. Ivan R. Dee, 2008. .[10]
- . Penguin, 2013. .[11] [12] [13]
- New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation. Simon & Schuster, 2021. .[14] [15]
Books with contributions by Dyja
Books edited by Dyja
- Heart: Stories of Learning to Love Again. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. .
- Life-Changing Stories of Coming of Age. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. .
- Awake: Stories of Life-Changing Epiphanies. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. .
- Life-Changing Stories of Forgiving and Being Forgiven. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. .
Booked edited with others
- The Hard Way: Writing by the Rebels Who Changed Sports. Da Capo, 1999. . With a foreword by Jim Bouton.
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Aimee. Levitt. 2021-03-23. Thomas Dyja talks about The Third Coast and Chicago's glory years. Chicago Reader. 17 April 2013 .
- Web site: 2021-03-23. CASEY Award: Best Baseball Book - Spitball Magazine. www.spitballmag.com.
- Web site: Elizabeth. Taylor. 2021-03-23. Thomas Dyja's 'The Third Coast' awarded nonfiction Heartland Prize. chicagotribune.com. 3 November 2013 .
- Web site: 2021-09-13. The City That Never Sleeps — or Stays the Same. 2021-09-14. Columbia College Today. en.
- Web site: 2021-03-23. The Leonard Lopate Show: The Moon in Our Hands. WQXR. 3 June 2005 .
- Web site: Brent. Katz. 2021-03-23. How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus). Freakonomics Radio.
- News: 2021-03-23. Play for a Kingdom, by Thomas Dyja (Warner Books, £6.99 in UK). The Irish Times.
- News: Adam. Mazmanian. 2021-03-23. BOOKS IN BRIEF: FICTION. The New York Times. 14 July 2002. 0362-4331.
- News: 2021-03-23. Hot or What: Thomas Dyja. 0140-0460. The Times.
- News: 2021-03-23. 'Walter White: The Dilemma of Black Identity in America'. Wall Street Journal. 18 October 2008. 0099-9660.
- Web site: Davis. Schneiderman. 2021-03-23. Won't You Please Come to Chicago?: A Conversation With Thomas Dyja on The Third Coast. 1 April 2014. HuffPost.
- News: Scott. Turow. 2021-03-23. A Time When Things Started in Chicago. The New York Times. 16 May 2013. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Bill. Savage. 2021-03-23. Review: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja. chicagotribune.com. 21 April 2013 .
- News: Kevin. Baker. 2021-03-23. How New York City Pulled Itself Out of the Lower Depths. The New York Times. 16 March 2021. 0362-4331.
- News: 2021-03-23. Four Decades of Downs and Ups in New York City. The New York Times. 19 March 2021. 0362-4331.
- Web site: 2021-03-23. Edward Albee wins Tribune's top award for writing. 10 July 2013. Los Angeles Times.
