Christopher Moore (author)

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Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio^[1]) is an American writer of absurdist fiction. His novels typically involve conflicted everyman characters suddenly struggling through supernatural or extraordinary circumstances. They often touch on political, environmental, or social concerns. Inheriting a humanism from his love of John Steinbeck and a sense of the absurd from Kurt Vonnegut, Moore is a best-selling author with major cult status.

Although the screenplay rights to all of Moore's books have been optioned (for instance, those for Practical Demonkeeping and Bloodsucking Fiends are owned by Disney), none have yet been made into films.

In addition to his interaction with fans with his book-tours and blog, Moore participates in writers' conferences and has also been a speaker at the Starwood Festival, a major annual pagan festival. As of June 2006, Moore has been living in San Francisco, California, after a few years' residence on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Contents 1 List of Works 1.1 Novels 1.2 Short Stories 1.3 Other Works 2 References 3 External links

[edit] List of Works

[edit] Novels

• Practical Demonkeeping (1992)
• Coyote Blue (1994)
• Bloodsucking Fiends (1995)
• Island of the Sequined Love Nun (1997)
• The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (1999)
• Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (2002)
• Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (2003)
• The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (2004)
  • The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, v. 2.0 (2005) -- contains the same text as the above, with an additional 32-page short story at the end
• A Dirty Job (2006) (awarded The Quill Book Award for General Fiction for 2006)
• You Suck: A Love Story (scheduled to be published 1 Jan. 2007, as a sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends)

[edit] Short Stories

• "Our Lady of the Fishnet Stockings" (1987)
• "Cat's Karma" (1987)

[edit] Other Works

• The Griff (2001), a screenplay co-written by Moore and Ian Corson

[edit] References

1. ^ Autobiographical sketch entitled "Cambria Author" from July 1996

[edit] External links

• Interview with Christopher Moore in which he discusses the 2006 Quill Awards, upcoming novel, and even wikipedia. On LoadedShelf, October 2006
• Christopher Moore's own homepage, on which he maintains a blog and a bulletin board for fans
• Interview from ca. 2001 at Bookhaunts.net
• Christopher Moore's MySpace profile