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Simon Van Booy is a British author.

He has written two collections of short stories, The Secret Lives of People in Love and Love Begins in Winter, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

Along with editing three volumes of philosophy, entitled Why We Fight, Why We Need Love, and Why Our Decisions Don’t Matter, due for publication in 2010...his essays have been published in newspapers, including The New York Times, the New York Post, The Daily Telegraph, and The Times in London. He has also written for the stage and for National Public Radio. His first novel is slated for publication in 2011.

He has lectured at schools and universities in the United States and the United Kingdom, and teaches part-time at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He is an advocate of education as a means of social reform, and involved in the Rutgers University Early College Humanities program (REaCH) for young adults living in under-served communities.

He has lived in New York City since 2000, and is published there by Harper Perennial. His work has been translated into nine languages.

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Total Books: 26
Everything Beautiful Began After A Novel
Everything Beautiful Began After a Novel [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780061661488
ISBN-10: 0061661481
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 4

Everything Beautiful Began After Simon Van Booy
Everything Beautiful Began After Simon Van Booy (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781907616617
ISBN-10: 1907616616
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Father's Day A Novel
Father's Day a Novel (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780062408945
ISBN-10: 0062408941
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 2

Gertie Milk and the Great Keeper Rescue
Gertie Milk and the Great Keeper Rescue (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780448494616
ISBN-10: 0448494612
Genre: Children's Books
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Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Things
Gertie Milk and the Keeper of Lost Things (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780448494586
ISBN-10: 0448494582
Genre: Children's Books
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The Illusion of Separateness
The Illusion of Separateness (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780062112248
ISBN-10: 0062112244
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 4

The Illusion of Separateness
The Illusion of Separateness [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062248459
ISBN-10: 0062248456
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 3

John Halifax Gentleman A Novel
John Halifax Gentleman a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062356154
ISBN-10: 0062356151
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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L'amour commence en hiver
L'amour Commence En Hiver (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782746732292
ISBN-10: 2746732297
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Love Begins in Winter Five Stories
Love Begins in Winter Five Stories [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780061661471
ISBN-10: 0061661473
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 6

Night Came with Many Stars
Night Came with Many Stars (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781567927030
ISBN-10: 1567927033
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Pobble's Way
Pobble's Way (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780979974663
ISBN-10: 0979974666
Genre: Children's Books
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The Presence of Absence
The Presence of Absence (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781567927443
ISBN-10: 1567927440
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Sadness of Beautiful Things Stories
The Sadness of Beautiful Things Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143133049
ISBN-10: 0143133047
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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The Secret Lives of People in Love
The Secret Lives of People in Love (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781905636945
ISBN-10: 1905636946
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The Secret Lives of People in Love Stories
The Secret Lives of People in Love Stories [P.S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780061766121
ISBN-10: 0061766127
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Sipsworth
Sipsworth (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781567927948
ISBN-10: 1567927947
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Tales of Accidental Genius Stories
Tales of Accidental Genius Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062408976
ISBN-10: 0062408976
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Visages de Nuit
Visages De Nuit (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783868283266
ISBN-10: 3868283269
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Why Our Decisions Don't Matter
Why Our Decisions Don't Matter (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780061845550
ISBN-10: 0061845558
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Why We Fight
Why We Fight (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780061845567
ISBN-10: 0061845566
Genre: Nonfiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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