Author Bio
• Birth—ca. 1969-1970
• Raised—Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
• Education—B.A., Brown University; M.A., New York
University
• Currently—lives in Brooklyn, New York City
Ben Schrank published his first novel, Miracle Man, in 1999. The New Yorker selected it as one of six debut novels in that year’s fiction issue, saying “As the ethical lines blur, Schrank makes New York seem sharp and new.” Time magazine called it a “brilliantly observed story about the desire to live in an egalitarian world.”
In 2002 Schrank published his second novel, Consent. Leonard Michaels wrote of Consent: “It is a very serious story, and, in places, it is hilarious. As for the woman at the center, she is unforgettable.”
Schrank has taught at the MFA program at Brooklyn college. He was for some years the voice of "Ben’s Life," a fictional column for Seventeen magazine. He is currently publisher of Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. He grew up in Brooklyn where he now lives with his wife, Lauren Mechling, and son. (From the author's website.)
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