Thomas Mullen

Thomas Mullen is the author of The Last Town on Earth, which was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA Today, was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year, and was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction.

Mullen was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up in the nearby town of Barrington. A graduate of Oberlin College, he has also lived in Boston; in Chapel Hill, NC; and he now makes his home in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.

He is at work on his second novel. Since the publication of The Last Town on Earth, he has given lectures/readings to universities and community libraries (some of which have chosen The Last Town on Earth for "One Book/One Community" or "Freshman Reads" projects), literary festivals, and the Chicago Humanities Festival.

When not reading or writing, his greatest interests are music, film, travel, and hiking. The best books he read in 2007 were The Zero by Jess Walter, The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon, Ghostwritten by David Mitchell, The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler, The People's Act of Love by James Meek, and Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon.