Thomas Mullen (author)


Thomas Mullen is an American novelist.

Biography

Mullen was born in Rhode Island. He graduated from Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Oberlin College in Ohio. He is married, has two children, and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Awards

The Last Town on Earth received the 2007 James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction. It was recognized by USA Today as the "Best Début Novel" of the year and the Chicago Tribune as one of their "Books of the Year". In 2021, Midnight Atlanta was shortlisted in the Gold Dagger category at the Crime Writers' Association Awards, with the result to be announced in July 2021.