Erik Hage

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Erik Hage is an American writer, cultural reporter, and critic from Albany, New York.

His books include Cormac McCarthy: A Literary Companion (McFarland & Co., 2010), which was deemed "indispensable," "engaging," and "highly recommended" by Choice, the magazine published by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and The Words and Music of Van Morrison (2009). He is also the author of the forthcoming book, The Melville-Hawthorne Connection: A Study of the Literary Friendship (January, 2014), which was been praised as "a perceptive and nuanced reading of the friendship between Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville," by Melissa Pennell (Student Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne and Masterpieces of American Romantic Literature). It has also been called "a compelling analysis of each author’s literary influence upon the other" (by Randall A. Clack, The Marriage of Heaven and Earth: Alchemical Regeneration in the Works of Taylor, Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller) and an "in-depth analysis of this influential friendship [that] will appeal to a wide audience because of its readability and insights" (by Sharon Talley, author of Ambrose Bierce and the Dance of Death and the Student Companion to Herman Melville).

Hage is also a contributor to the 2012 book The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations (ABC-CLIO), having penned chapters on the Van Morrison albums Astral Weeks and Moondance.

In addition, he has been a frequent contributor to publications such as Allmusic (allmusic.com and the well-known series of books), No Depression magazine, and Pop Culture Press. A onetime editor at MJI Broadcasting and Premiere Radio Networks, the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming, and a former newspaper columnist, he is an associate professor of journalism, communication, and English at the State University of New York at Cobleskill. In addition, he teaches courses on music history at Excelsior College. He has also taught at Elmira College and Binghamton University.

In 2006, he earned a New York Press Association Award for feature writing, and his work has appeared in the Nashville Scene newspaper, PopMatters, Metroland newsweekly, the Times-Union newspaper (Albany, NY), The Literary Encyclopedia, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Trouser Press Guide (trouserpress.com). He was educated at Binghamton University and New York University and is a veteran of the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division.

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