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Biography
Thomas Beller's books include Seduction Theory, The Sleep-Over Artist, and J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist, which won the New York City Book Award for Biography/Memoir. He founded and edited the literary journal Open City from 1990-2010. His fiction has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies including the New Yorker, and Best American Short Stories. He is a regular contributor the the New Yorker and teaches creative writing at Tulane.
Research
A research grant in support of the essay, “Lead and Inequality in New Orleans.”