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 edit
Dyja 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 edit
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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 edit
Novels 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. "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. "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. 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. "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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