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Steve Paul grew up in New England, landed in Kansas City with his family, and eventually logged a 40-plus year career as a newspaper writer and editor. His journalism spanned local and national news; book criticism and the arts; long-form features on murder, art fraud, architecture and barbecue; profiles of writers and musicians; restaurant reviewing; and editorial page editing and columnizing. He's a former board member of the National Book Critics Circle as well as the onetime owner of a bookshop. His latest literary biography is "Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell," which aims to revive attention to this under-appreciated American writer. Steve's previous book, "Hemingway at Eighteen" (2017), was the product of many ...more

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	Kansas City Noir (Akashic Noir) by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J. Malcolm Garcia, Linda Rodriguez (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hemingway at Eighteen: The Pivotal Year That Launched an American Legend by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author), Paul Hendrickson (Foreword) 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Architecture A to Z: An Elemental, Alphabetical Guide to Kansas City's Built Environment by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author), Diane McLendon (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Use Canva for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide To Crafting Your Own Professional Graphics In Minutes Like A Pro. by Steve Paul (Goodreads Author), Sharon Hill 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MOON reflection of the sun: I AM MOON (WHAT MUST BE DONE Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	THE HUMBLE BILLIONAIRE: The full history of the humble billionaire Changpeng Zhao(赵长鹏) the owner of Binance From nothing to crypto billionaire 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Steve Paul and 12 other people liked Eric Byrd's review of Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell: "Mostly, in Santa Fe, Connell kept to himself. Acquaintances - gallery owners, his tax accountants - might see him around town once or twice a year but knew he’d prefer sitting alone if he were, say, bellied up at the Santa Fe Bar and Grill. Curiously" Read more of this review »
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Steve Paul liked Christopher Sweet's review of Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell: "Brilliant biography of an enigmatic literary author. Connell's strength as a novelist isn't invention; it's his ability to compose details of his characters - mostly from history but in many cases from his own life - into illusions of intimacy that l" Read more of this review »
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Steve Paul and 1 other person liked Maggie Mooha's review of Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell: "I have to admit that I’d never heard of the Bridge novels before I read this book. I picked it up because I’d met the author once and, when he read from his book, I was captivated. This work is an extensive biography of Evan S. Connell, an enigmatic " Read more of this review »
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Steve Paul and 1 other person liked Richard Hill's review of Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell: "Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell by Steve Paul I picked up a copy of Steve Paul's "Literary Alchemist" because I was so taken by reading Evan Connell's "Mrs. Bridge" and the follow-up "Mr. Bridge." They are two of the most unusu" Read more of this review »
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