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Alan Michael Parker is the author or editor of nineteen books, including the novelsChristmas in JulyandThe Committee on Town Happiness, both with Dzanc Books. He holds the Houchens Chair at Davidson College, where he chairs the Department of English. His awards include the NC Book Award, three Pushcart Prizes, twoBest American Poetryselections, and the Fineline Prize. A book reviewer forThe New Yorkerfor nine years, he has judged the 2021 National Book Award in Fiction, as well the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction.
Past Praise for Alan Michael Parker and Christmas In July: “Parker’s narrative crackles and swirls, spinning in surprising directions, landing with a totally unexpected impact.”— Lit Hub “Parker’s background in poetry is on full display in this novel in stories that follows Christmas Danzig, a 13-year-old girl with terminal cancer….Each tight and poignant story within is told from the perspective of one of the many misfit toys that Christmas meets along the way. All of these lovable goons and more make for a warm, fresh telling of a tragically familiar plight.”— Booklist “Christmas Danzig, a girl ‘in the middle of growing up,’ charms both resident and reader with her fractured past, her haunting present, and her inevitable future […] Parker delivers a first-rate heartbreaker that glows with regret, wit, and, above all, compassion.”— Jon Pineda, Let’s No One Get Hurt “‘In case of ghost, break glass.’ Beautifully touching, funny, and accurate.”—Terese Svoboda, Anything That Burns You
