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Tom Spanbauer

Born

in Pocatello, Idaho, The United States

June 30, 1946

Died

September 21, 2024

Website

http://www.tomspanbauer.com/

Genre

Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction

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Tom Spanbauer was an American writer whose work often explored issues of sexuality, race, and the ties that bind disparate people together. Raised in Idaho, Spanbauer lived in Kenya and across the United States. He later lived in Portland, Oregon, where he taught a course titled "dangerous writing". He graduated in 1988 from Columbia University with an MFA in Fiction and has written five novels. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 7,421 ratings · 998 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon 4.16 avg rating — 3,937 ratings — published 1991 — 41 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
	Now Is the Hour 4.14 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 2006 — 22 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
	I Loved You More: A Novel 4.17 avg rating — 1,041 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	In the City of Shy Hunters 4.30 avg rating — 750 ratings — published 2001 — 11 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
	Faraway Places 3.91 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 1988 — 15 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
	The Untold Gaze by Stephen O'Donnell (Goodreads Author), Stephen Arndt (Contributor), Liz Asch (Contributor) 4.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	A Couple of Stops: Light Transports by Winifred Holtby, Tom Spanbauer, Mandy Sutter (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	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
	Gobshite Quarterly # 19/20 by Tom Spanbauer, Sean Davis, Pavel Lembersky it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Gay City: Volume One by Vincent Kovar (Editor), Eric Orner, Donna Barr 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	BOISE BROADSIDE NUMBER 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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“Looking for who I am is who I am.”
― Tom Spanbauer, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon

tags: identity

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“The key to being a warrior is not to be afraid of who you are.”
― Tom Spanbauer, In the City of Shy Hunters

tags: warrior

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“takes a devil to make a decent angel.”
― Tom Spanbauer

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