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Tom Spanbauer

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in Pocatello, Idaho, The United States

June 30, 1946

Died

September 21, 2024

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Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction

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Tom Spanbauer was an American writer whose work often explored issues of sexuality, race, and the ties that bind disparate people together. Raised in Idaho, Spanbauer lived in Kenya and across the United States. He later lived in Portland, Oregon, where he taught a course titled "dangerous writing". He graduated in 1988 from Columbia University with an MFA in Fiction and has written five novels. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 7,089 ratings · 953 reviews · 12 distinct works ‧ Similar authors

	The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon 4.17 avg rating — 3,716 ratings — published 1991 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now Is the Hour 4.13 avg rating — 1,201 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Loved You More 4.16 avg rating — 995 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the City of Shy Hunters 4.30 avg rating — 728 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faraway Places 3.91 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 1988 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Untold Gaze by Stephen O'Donnell (카지노싸이트 Author), Stephen Arndt (Contributor), Liz Asch (Contributor) 4.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gobshite Quarterly # 19/20 by Tom Spanbauer, Sean Davis, Pavel Lembersky 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Looking for who I am is who I am.”
― Tom Spanbauer, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon

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“The key to being a warrior is not to be afraid of who you are.”
― Tom Spanbauer, In the City of Shy Hunters

tags: warrior

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“takes a devil to make a decent angel.”
― Tom Spanbauer

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