Thomas Dyja is an American writer, living in New York City.[1] He has written three novels, a biography of civil rights activist Walter Francis White, historical books on Chicago and New York City. Play For A Kingdom received the Casey Award[2] and The Third Coast won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction.[3]
Thomas Dyja | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belmont Cragin, Chicago |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Notable awards | Heartland Prize (2013) Casey Award (1997) |
Early life and education
editDyja grew up in Belmont Cragin, Chicago and attended Gordon Technical High School. He moved to New York City to attend Columbia University, graduating in 1984.[1][4]
Writing
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Dyja's novel The Moon In Our Hands is based on the life of Walter Francis White.[5]
His history of New York City, New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation, covers the terms of five New York City mayors: Ed Koch (1978–1989), David Dinkins (1990–1993), Rudy Giuliani (1994–2001), Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013) and Bill de Blasio (2013–present).[6]
Publications
editNovels by Dyja
edit- Play For A Kingdom: a Novel. Mariner, 1998. ISBN 978-0156006293.[7]
- Meet John Trow. Viking, 2002. ISBN 978-0670030996.[8][9]
- The Moon In Our Hands: a Novel. Da Capo, 2005. ISBN 978-0786715053.
Non-fiction books by Dyja
edit- Walter White: The Dilemma Of Black Identity In America. Ivan R. Dee, 2008. ISBN 978-1566637664.[10]
- The Third Coast: When Chicago Built The American Dream. Penguin, 2013. ISBN 978-1594204326.[11][12][13]
- New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation. Simon & Schuster, 2021. ISBN 978-1982149789.[14][15]
Books with contributions by Dyja
edit- Only Connect: the Way to Save Our Schools. by Rudy Crew. Sarah Crichton, 2007. ISBN 978-0374294014.
- Up Is Down: Mid-Century Experiments in Advertising and Film at the Goldsholl Studio. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 2018. ISBN 978-1732568402.
Books edited by Dyja
edit- Heart: Stories of Learning to Love Again. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. ISBN 978-1569246429.
- Life-Changing Stories of Coming of Age. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. ISBN 978-1569245767.
- Awake: Stories of Life-Changing Epiphanies. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. ISBN 978-1569245835.
- Life-Changing Stories of Forgiving and Being Forgiven. Illumina. Marlowe, 2001. ISBN 978-1569245750.
Booked edited with others
edit- The Hard Way: Writing by the Rebels Who Changed Sports. Da Capo, 1999. ISBN 978-1560252306. With a foreword by Jim Bouton.
Awards
edit- 1997: Casey Award for Play For A Kingdom[2]
- 2013: Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Nonfiction for The Third Coast[16]
References
edit- ^ a b Levitt, Aimee (17 April 2013). "Thomas Dyja talks about The Third Coast and Chicago's glory years". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ a b "CASEY Award: Best Baseball Book - Spitball Magazine". www.spitballmag.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Taylor, Elizabeth (3 November 2013). "Thomas Dyja's 'The Third Coast' awarded nonfiction Heartland Prize". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "The City That Never Sleeps — or Stays the Same". Columbia College Today. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "The Leonard Lopate Show: The Moon in Our Hands". WQXR. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Katz, Brent. "How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus)". Freakonomics Radio. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Play for a Kingdom, by Thomas Dyja (Warner Books, £6.99 in UK)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Mazmanian, Adam (14 July 2002). "BOOKS IN BRIEF: FICTION". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Hot or What: Thomas Dyja". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "'Walter White: The Dilemma of Black Identity in America'". Wall Street Journal. 18 October 2008. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Schneiderman, Davis (1 April 2014). "Won't You Please Come to Chicago?: A Conversation With Thomas Dyja on The Third Coast". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Turow, Scott (16 May 2013). "A Time When Things Started in Chicago". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Savage, Bill (21 April 2013). "Review: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ Baker, Kevin (16 March 2021). "How New York City Pulled Itself Out of the Lower Depths". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Four Decades of Downs and Ups in New York City". The New York Times. 19 March 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Edward Albee wins Tribune's top award for writing". Los Angeles Times. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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