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Drew Banks

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in High Point, North Carolina, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

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I'm a San Francisco-based novelist and retired tech entrepreneur with an MBA from MIT and a certificate in creative writing from Oxford. My fiction explores identity, desire, and the psychological forces that shape how we navigate trauma and belonging.

I'm the author of The Elba Trilogy — Able Was I, Ere I Saw Elba, and I Before E — three interconnected novels spanning New York, Paris, and Italy, examining exile, memory, and the long shadow of family history. Twenty-five years in the making, the complete trilogy is now collected in a single omnibus edition published in July 2026.

I've been featured on NPR's The State of Things and at the Saints & Sinners Literary Festival. The Elba Trilogy has been prai ...more

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“Baked into the Story” Wrap-up: Bespoke Cookies for The Elba Trilogy

Wendy’s Bespoke cookies for The Elba Trilogy: Apricot Trilogy, La Noisette, & Sakuanuts

My baker friend Wendy Chin (@wendybakes on Instagram) and I have now wrapped up our Baked into the Story campaign where she designed bespoke cookies for each of the novels / protagonist in The Elba Trilogy. See all the below cookies and Instagram videos that came out of this project. What a fun time we had colla

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Average rating: 4.72 · 105 ratings · 41 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Able Was I 4.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	Ere I Saw Elba 4.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	I Before E 4.91 avg rating — 22 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
	The Elba Trilogy 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 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
	Beyond Spin: The Power of Strategic Corporate Journalism by Markos Kounalakis, Kim Daus, Drew Banks (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Customer.Community: Unleashing the Power of Your Customer Base by Drew Banks (Goodreads Author), Kim Daus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002 — 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

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Drew made a comment in the group Indie Authors Monthly Magazine For Authors and Readers — Introduce yourself topic " Hi everyone! My name is Drew Banks and I'm a LGBTQ+ / Historical / Literary indie author. I was born in High Point, NC; raised in Memphis, TN; college ...more "
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