1. He was born December 2, 1948 in Peekskill, New York.
2. He changed his middle name to Coraghessan when he was 17.
3. He earned a BA in English and history from the State University of New York at Potsdam, his MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and his Ph.D. in 19th-century British literature from the University of Iowa.
4. He was a 9th grade English teacher.
5. In 1988 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship.
6. He has received numerous awards: the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Malamud Prize, the PEN/West Literary Prize, the Commonwealth Gold Medal for Literature, the National Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Prose Excellence, six O Henry Awards for short fiction, and many appearances in the Best American Short Story awards.
7. His novels and stories often explore the Baby Boom generation.
8. His first novel was entitled Water Music.
9. His latest novel is called The Women.
10. His latest short story collection is entitled Wild Child & Other Stories.
What have you read by T.C. Boyle?
