| 词条 | Eric Barnes (writer) |
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Eric Barnes (born February 28, 1968) is an American writer and publisher. He is the author of the novels The City Where We Once Lived, from Arcade Publishing, Shimmer, from Unbridled Books[1] and Something Pretty, Something Beautiful, as well as the author of numerous short stories, including stories published in The Literary Review, Prairie Schooner, The Northwest Review, Raritan and other publishers of short literary fiction. Barnes' short story "Something Pretty, Something Beautiful" was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories 2011, a series edited by Otto Penzler. Barnes is the President & Executive Editor of The Daily Memphian, an online news source in Memphis started in September 2018. Barnes is also the publisher of The Daily News (Memphis), as well as The West Tennessee News, The Nashville Ledger, The Knoxville Ledger, and The Hamilton County Herald. Barnes is also host of the weekly news program on local Public Television, WKNO. The show, Behind the Headlines, covers local stories, including stories about politics, business and the public interest.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} Barnes received his BA from Connecticut College{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} and his MFA from Columbia University.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} He was formerly a reporter and editor in Connecticut and New York City and, before that, worked in Kenai, Alaska. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington. He lives in Memphis. Novels - Synopsis & ReviewsBarnes has written the novel The City Where We Once Lived (Arcade Publishing, March 2018, {{ISBN|978-1-62872-883-5}}). Emily St. John Mandel said of the novel, "Barnes's new novel is a rare and truly original work: a hard-edged fable, tender and unflinching, in which a man's descent and renewal is mirrored by his city. An eerie, beautifully written, and profoundly humane book." He has also written the novel Something Pretty, Something Beautiful (Outpost19 June 2013, {{ISBN|978-1937402525}}). Benjamin Whitmer wrote of the book, "Elegantly constructed and lovingly, tenderly, savagely written... the most harrowing portrait of American boys careening into manhood that I've ever read. And the truest."{{cite quote|date=April 2014}} Barnes has written the novel Shimmer (Unbridled Books, July 2009, {{ISBN|1-932961-67-4}}). A book about CEO Robbie Case, whose high tech company is built on a lie, Shimmer follows Robbie as he attempts to unwind the lie he has created. The fictional company, Core Communications, is a provider of high end networking services to mainframe computers. Along with his partner and cousin, Robbie has created an elaborate system that supposedly allows mainframe computers to communicate at impossibly fast speeds. However, the system does not work. It is actually built on a technical and financial Ponzi scheme that will fail if the company ever stops expanding. Reviews of Shimmer have said, "Case’s slow but accelerating downward spiral drives the narrative.... The corporate intrigue should hook anyone fascinated by the collapse of Wall Street and the crimes of Bernie Madoff." [2] Another reviewer said, "I haven’t been able to get the people in the book out of my head.... Beautifully written, quiet and intense, Shimmer was absolutely riveting."[3] Another reviewer said of Shimmer, "The book moves at a breathtaking pace, but I was purposely slowing my reading to enjoy both the writing and the structure of the book. Shimmer is beautiful in the way that a collapsing building is; more beautiful, because throughout it you can cling to the hope that the building will somehow put itself back together."[4] Short stories{{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2014}}Barnes has published a number of short stories. They include:
Newspapers & PublishingBarnes is the publisher of The Daily News (Memphis),{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} which publishes news of business and politics in Memphis, Tennessee, as well as The Nashville Ledger, The Knoxville Ledger and The Hamilton County Herald..{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The Daily News also publishes a weekly edition, The Memphis News, operates an extensive public records database on its Web site, and operates Chandler Reports, a provider of real estate information.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} References1. ^Unbridled Books 2. ^Publisher's Weekly 3. ^Rene' Kirkpatrick, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Washington 4. ^{{cite web | first = Stephanie | last = Anderson | title = Worth buying in hardcover | publisher = Word Bookstore | date = March 24, 2009 | location = Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY | url = http://bookavore.com/2009/03/24/worth-buying-in-hardcover/ }} External links
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