Lev Grossman

Lev Grossman (born 1969-06-26 ["Lev Grossman" in "Marquis' Who's Who on the Web" [database online] Marquis Who's Who LLC. Retrieved 2007-03-05.] ) is an American writer, notably the author of the novels "Codex" [http://www.harcourtbooks.com/authorinterviews/bookinterview_Grossman.asp] and "Warp." He also contributes regularly to "Time" as a book reviewer, although he sometimes explores more esoteric topics such as lolcatscite news
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He has written for "The New York Times", "Salon.com", "Lingua Franca", "Entertainment Weekly", "Time Out New York", and "The Village Voice".

In writing for "Time", he has also covered the consumer electronics industry, interviewing Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and reviewing videogames such as "Halo 2". He has interviewed Tom Clancy, Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Al Franken and Johnny Cash. A piece written by Grossman on the game "Halo 3" was criticized for casting gamers in an "unfavorable light". [ [http://news.filefront.com/time-magazine-takes-shots-at-gamers-with-halo-3-article/ Time Magazine Takes Shots at Gamers with Halo 3 Article ] ]

Grossman is the twin brother of video game author Austin Grossman, and brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman. He is an alumnus of Lexington High School and Harvard College. Grossman attended a Ph.D. program in comparative literature for three years, but left before completing his dissertation. He lives in Brooklyn.

External links

* [http://www.levgrossman.com/ Official Site]
* [http://time-blog.com/nerd_world/ Grossman's "Nerd World" Blog]

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