PITHY BIO

David Arnold is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Mosquitoland, I Loved You in Another Life, The Electric Kingdom, Kids of Appetite, Luminous Beings, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik. He has won the Southern Book Prize and the Great Lakes Book Award, and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for his debut. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and son. Learn more at davidarnoldbooks.com and follow him on Instagram @iamdavidarnold.

PITHY PROFILE

Name: David

Occupation: Writer of stories (& the occasional song)

Novels: Mosquitoland, Kids of Appetite, The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik, The Electric Kingdom, I Loved You in Another Life, Luminous Beings

Music: original songs as NEON IMPOSTER (click “music” tab)

Location: Lexington, KY

Awesome family: awesome wife, awesome son

Previous job experience: freelance musician, preschool teacher, barista, stay-at-home dad, that’s basically it

Qualifications: Uh

Favorite foods: pesto, chips, spirits, garlicky things, coffee, really good soup I guess

Favorite places: bookstores, record stores, Middle-earth, remote cabins in winter landscapes, Stars Hollow, my house

Favorite music: Elliott, Tiersen, Sufjan, Julianna, Basinski, Arcade Fire, Johannsson, Kishi, The Antlers, Sylvan Esso, Guðnadóttir, Brion, Obel, Slow Meadow, Hammock, Zimmer, Sigur Ros, Veirs, Desplat, Richter, Eno, GAS, Debussy, Helios, Ekin Fil, Grouper, Eluvium, the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos

Favorite TV shows: West Wing, X-Files, Veep, Seinfeld, Sopranos, Schitt’s Creek, Fleabag, Office, Breaking Bad, Gilmore Girls, Mindy Project, Lodge 49, Six Feet Under, Battlestar Galactica

Least favorite things: olives, liars, wet socks, cynicism