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Tom Seigel

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St. Louis, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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June 2018

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Tom Seigel's debut novel, The Astronaut's Son, won a bronze medal in the 2018 Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Awards and was a finalist for the 2019 Connecticut Book of the Year. Caught on Film (April 2022) is his second novel.

Tom was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in rural Warren County, where his public school graduating class totaled sixty-four students. During high school, he studied classical piano at the St. Louis Conservatory and School for the Arts. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in English Literature and Spanish, and after college, he attended the University of Michigan Law School.

Following a stint at a Manhattan law firm, Tom worked for eight years as an Assistant U.S. Attorne ...more

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The Astronaut's Son Wins Award

I'm thrilled to announce that my debut novel, The Astronaut's Son, was just named a bronze medal winner in the Foreword Reviews 2018 INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Without bold independent publishers like Woodhall Press, my book may have remained a speck on a chip in my laptop. I'm so glad there are alternative outlets for off the beaten path stories from unknown authors. And it was especially ni Read more of this blog post »

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Qué faena acabar con este libro (y no porque no soy hispanohablante de nacimiento). El autor debió haber escrito un artículo en una revista o un periódico. Habría salido mucho mejor. No fue asunto para un tomo de más que cuatrocientas. Llena páginas ...more
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Michael Finkel answered Tom Seigel's question: Just finished The Art Thief, which I loved. It would make such a fantastic movie. Is there one in the works? Timothee Chalamet would make a terrific Breitwieser. I hope it's been optioned. (P.S. saw you love The Catcher in the Rye. Me too. I even wrote a novel about it, Caught of Film). Looking forward to your next project! Cheers. Hi Tom: Thanks for your kind words and your readership. I agree that Timothee Chalamet could make an excellent Breitwieser. The material has indeed been optioned; let's see what happens. It'll be a while. Please stay tuned. In the meantime, I'm indee See Full Answer
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