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David J. Bell (born November 17, 1969) is an American writer and university professor of English. His most recent novel, Kill All Your Darlings, was released by Berkley, a member of Penguin Group USA, in 2021. Bell's forthcoming work includes The Finalists, which will be released in July 2022, and his first young adult suspense novel, She’s Gone, which will be published in November 2022.

David J. Bell
Bell in 2017
Born (1969-11-17) November 17, 1969 (age 52)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
OccupationNovelist, academic, writing teacher
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
GenreMystery, thriller
SpouseMolly McCaffrey
Website
davidbellnovels.com

Personal


David Bell was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended St. Catharine of Siena grade school and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1988.[1] Bell earned his B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington,[2] his M.A. in creative writing from Miami University of Ohio, and his Ph.D. in American literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati,[3] where he was a Taft Fellow.[4][5] In 1998, he married author Molly McCaffrey,[6] who writes under the name M Hendrix.[7] They live in Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Career


Bell began publishing stories in 2002, and they appeared in numerous journals including Cemetery Dance, Rain Crow, Black Petals, The Edge, Shadow Regions, Shock Totem, Western Humanities Review, and Backwards City Review.[3] He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize five times.[8] His first two novels—The Condemned (2008) and The Girl in the Woods (2009)—were released in hardcover and trade paperback by Delirium Books, under the name David Jack Bell.

Bell's next novel, Cemetery Girl (2011), was released by New American Library, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group in 2011.[9] Publishers Weekly called Cemetery Girl "disquieting and suspenseful"[10] and Suspense Magazine called it "brilliantly engaging, and a must-read for thriller fans."[11] In 2013, Cemetery Girl was a finalist for the Kentucky Literary Award[12] and won le Prix Polar International de Cognac.[13][14] The novel also received the most write-in votes when The New York Times asked readers what book should have won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.[15]

Since Cemetery Girl, Penguin Random House has published eleven more of Bell's adult suspense novels with their New American Library and Berkley imprints, including The Finalists,[16] which is forthcoming in July.

Somebody's Daughter received a Library Journal starred review in 2018, and Kill All Your Darlings was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2022.[17]

In 2021, Bell signed a three-book contract with Sourcebooks, one of the fastest growing publishers in the world,[18] to write young adult novels for the Sourcebooks Fire imprint. Bell's first young adult suspense novel, She’s Gone, will be published in November 2022.

Bell's novels have been translated into numerous languages and included on the USA Today,[19] IndieBound,[20] Amazon,[21] Publishers Weekly,[22] and Parnassus Books[23] bestseller lists, as well as being featured as one of Target's Emerging Authors.[24] He also wrote Rides a Stranger, a novella that was published by Mysterious Press in November 2013.[25]

Bell co-edited two anthologies of short fiction with Molly McCaffrey: Commutability: Stories about the Journey from Here to There (2010) and Stuck in the Middle: Writing That Holds You in Suspense (2016), featuring work by a group of diverse writers including Sarah Domet, Kelcey Ervick, Ed Gorman, Thomas F. Monteleone, Faye Moskowitz, James Reiss, and Sandra Scofield with cover art by award-winning painter C. David Jones.[26] Both anthologies were published by Main Street Rag publishing.[27]

In addition to his career as a novelist, Bell's essays have appeared in The Wall Street Journal[28] and Crime Reads.[29] He is also a professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he co-founded the M.F.A. program in creative writing.[30] He previously taught at Miami University in Ohio and St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina.


Books


Novels

Novella

Anthologies co-edited with Molly McCaffrey:


References


  1. "Maura Moran's real estate plays help Cincinnati Children's thrive". Cincinnati Business Courier. American City Business Journals. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-07-06. 'Cemetery Girl' by David Bell. David is a fellow Cincinnati West Side native and high school friend (St. Xavier, '88).
  2. Ward, Sarah (October 17, 2011). "IU Alum now prominent writer". The Preface. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "Department of English - David Bell". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. University of Cincinnati. (2003). 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAIR CHARLES PHELPS TAFT MEMORIAL FUND http://multisite.uc.edu/docs/default-source/default-document-library/taft-center-annual-report-2001-02.pdf
  5. University of Cincinnati. (2006). 2004-2005 ANNUAL REPORT FACULTY CHAIR, EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE CHARLES PHELPS TAFT RESEARCH CENTER AND MEMORIAL FUND http://multisite.uc.edu/docs/default-source/default-document-library/taft-center-annual-report-2004-05.pdf
  6. "Extended Interview | David Bell | A Word on Words | NPT". awordonwords.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. Hendrix, M (April 26, 2022). "M Hendrix Writes". M Hendrix.
  8. Author David Bell to sign book Oct. 14 at Maury County Library. (2014, October 08). Retrieved October 08, 2020, from https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/article/20141008/LIFESTYLE/310089951
  9. "Cemetery Girl". Penguin. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. "Cemetery Girl review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. Sadler, Mark (October 2011). "Suspense Magazine Review of "Cemetery Girl" by David Bell" (PDF). Suspense Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. "Cemetery Girl – David Bell". Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  13. "FESTIVAL POLAR DE COGNAC". www.festival-polar-cognac.fr. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  14. "David Bell's Cemetery Girl Wins Le Prix Polar International De Cognac". Crime Time. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  15. "CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, July 2010". 2012-03-15. doi:10.3886/icpsr32506.v1. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. "The Finalists by David Bell: 9780593198698 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  17. "2022 Edgar Award Nominations". mysterywriters.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. Milliot |, Jim. "Sourcebooks Net Revenue Jumped 48% in First Half of 2021". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  19. "Somebody I Used to Know". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  20. "National Indie Bestsellers - Mass Market". the American Booksellers Association. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  21. "The Hiding Place – David Bell". Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  22. "Publishers Weekly Mass Market Frontlist". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  23. "Parnassus Books on Instagram: "This week's bestsellers! Spot a favorite? A soon-to-read? A just-started? Link to the full list in stories! . #books #bestsellers #top12…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  24. "'Thriller' - Mystery authors to discuss art of making page-turners > Macomb Legal News". www.legalnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  25. "Rides a Stranger by David Bell". www.goodreads.com.
  26. "SKYCTC'S Assistant Professor of Art, C. David Jones, to Display "52 FACES" at Downing Museum | SKYCTC". southcentral.kctcs.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  27. "Commutability". Main Street Rag. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  28. Bell, David (2021-09-24). "Five Best: Mysteries in the Academy". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  29. "A List of Thrillers About Thrillers (and the People Who Write Them)". CrimeReads. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  30. "M.F.A. in Creative Writing". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 16 October 2019.





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