Tom Spanbauer
(1946 - 2024)Tom Spanbauer was an American novelist and writing teacher. Born and raised near Pocatello, Idaho, he served in the Peace Corps in Kenya before earning an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University. He later settled in Portland, Oregon, where he founded the influential “Dangerous Writing” workshops and mentored a generation of writers. His five novels, including The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon, In the City of Shy Hunters and I Loved You More, often explored sexuality, identity, family and belonging. Spanbauer died in Portland in 2024, aged 78.
Novels
Faraway Places (1988)
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon (1991)
In the City of Shy Hunters (2001)
Now Is the Hour (2006)
I Loved You More (2014)
The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon (1991)
In the City of Shy Hunters (2001)
Now Is the Hour (2006)
I Loved You More (2014)
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