Clyde Edgerton
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Clyde Edgerton, raised in the community of Bethesda, near Durham, NC, has published ten novels, a book of advice ("Papadaddy's Book for New Fathers") and a memoir ("Solo, My Adventures in the Air"). "The Night Train," his tenth novel, was published by Little, Brown in 2011 and received multiple starred reviews. Three of his novels have been made into movies: "Raney," "Walking Across Egypt" and "Killer Diller." Stage adaptations have been made from "Raney," "Walking Across Egypt," "The Floatplane Notebooks," "Killer Diller," "Where Trouble Sleeps," "Lunch at the Piccadilly" and "The Bible Salesman." Edgerton’s short stories and essays have been published in New York Times Magazine, Best American Short Stories, Southern Review, Oxford American, Garden & Gun and other publications. Edgerton is a musician and has performed with musicians including Jim Watson, Mike Craver, Jack King and Matt Kendrick. A
Among Edgerton’s awards are: Guggenheim Fellowship; Lyndhurst Prize; Honorary Doctorates from UNC-Asheville and St. Andrews Presbyterian College; membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers; the North Carolina Award for Literature; and five notable book awards from the New York Times.
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