Ron Currie, Jr.
Ron Currie is the author of three novels: God Is Dead, Everything Matters!, and, most recently, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles. His work has won the Young Lions Award from the New York Public Library, the Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Alex Award from the American Library Association. His shorter writings have been published in The New York Times, Salon, The Believer, and elsewhere. He lives in Portland, Maine.
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