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Alex Myers

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Historical Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Literary

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May 2013

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Born and raised in western Maine, Alex left his home state to attend Phillips Exeter Academy and went on from there to earn degrees from Harvard and Brown, where he studied Ancient Judaism.

Alex has taught high school English for over a decade and during this time earned an MFA in writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. It was in this program that he started work on his debut novel, Revolutionary, which was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2014.

Currently, Alex teaches in New Hampshire.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 2,462 ratings · 511 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Story of Silence 4.10 avg rating — 1,103 ratings — published 2020 — 13 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
	Revolutionary 3.71 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Continental Divide 4.10 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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 Symmetry of Stars 3.07 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Short Story America Anthology, Volume 1 by T.D. Johnston (editor), Kristin Fouquet (Goodreads Author), Anthony Otten 4.41 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Supporting Transgender Students: Understanding Gender Identity and Reshaping School Culture 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Cappella Zoo #5: Fall 2010 by Colin Meldrum (Editor), Nancy Gold (Contributor), Tania Hershman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.63 avg rating — 8 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

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