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Benjamin Nugent

Benjamin Nugent
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Benjamin Nugent

Benjamin Nugent's nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, and n+1, and his fiction has appeared in Tin House. His first novel, Good Kids, will be published by Scribner in 2013. American Nerd: The Story of My People, published by Scribner in 2008, is a combination of journalism and memoir. He holds an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was an Iowa Arts fellow. Director of Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, he teaches fiction and nonfiction in its MFA and undergraduate programs. He grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts.

American Nerd is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
American Nerd will be released on June 02, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
American Nerd is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 02, 2009
American Nerd will be released on June 02, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Dec 19, 2008
American Nerd will be released on May 13, 2008 in eBook
May 13, 2008
American Nerd is now available in eBook
May 13, 2008
American Nerd will be released on May 13, 2007 in Hardcover
May 13, 2007
American Nerd is now available in Hardcover
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American Nerd is now available in
May 13, 2007
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Chapter 1 from American Nerd
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Psychology Today, February 2, 2012
...al near you. "," by psychiatrist Paul Steinberg, provides a clinical view, while the narrative "" by Benjamin Nugent, provides a first person account of being diagnosed with Asperger's in the 90's. In his piece, Dr. Sternberg equates "true" autism to "a...
1stwebdesigner - Graphic and Web Design Blog, July 30, 2011
...about non-conformity, the book cover design also followed suit by being different on its own. American Nerd by Benjamin Nugent American Nerd by Benjamin Nujent Jason J Heuer designed Benjamin Nujent’s book, “American Nerd”. It shows several...