Scott Alexander Hess
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| Born | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | MFA, The New School |
| Occupation | Writer |
Scott Alexander Hess is an American writer and actor based in New York City. He has acted in Mark Dendy's play "Dream Analysis"[1] and in a solo show B.J.: The Trail of a Transgendered Country Singing Star which won the Jury Prize for Outstanding Solo Performance at the 1999 New York International Fringe Festival.[2]
His novel Skyscraper was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Awards for LGBTQ Erotica.[3]
His debut novel, Diary of a Sex Addict, was acquired by Bruno Gmunder, now Bruno Books, in 2012 for a German translation.[4]
His earlier novel The Butchers Sons was selected in Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015.[5] It explores the lives of three Irish brothers in 1930s New York who explore the unique social constraints they deal with and how they become embroiled in the New York criminal underworld. [6]
His novella, The River Runs Red, explores class, race sexuality and greed in late 19th century St. Louis.[7]
His pair of novellas The Root of Everything and Lightning were selected as best books of 2021 on St. Louis Public Radio chosen by St. Louis Librarians.[8] This work focuses on three generations of family as they arrive in and move across America, encountering trauma and becoming within the American landscape. [9]
He was also a cowriter in the film Tom in America, an official selection of the Montreal World Film Festival 2014 and the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2014, featuring Burt Young and Sally Kirkland.[10]
References
- ↑ Dunning, Jennifer (Jan 12, 1998). "DANCE REVIEW; Juggling Themes of Identity and Dance". The New York Times.
- ↑ Ehren, Christine (March 29, 2000). "Yee Haw! Transgendered Country Singer B.J. Moves Into NYC's Grove Street March 29". Playbill. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ↑ "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. March 14, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tagebuch eines Sexsüchtigen". BrunoBooks. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Butchers Sons". Kirkus Reviews. Aug 6, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Copenhaver, John (November 29, 2016). "Blacklight: 'The Butcher's Sons' Investigates the Violent Bonds of Brotherhood". Lambda Literary. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "River Runs Red". Publishers Weekly. August 28, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ↑ Woodbury, Emily (December 8, 2021). "Best books of 2021, chosen by St. Louis librarians". STLPR-NPR. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Mazzacane, Dan (May 18, 2023). "Book Review: The Root of Everything and Lightning by Scott Alexander Hess". The Masters Review. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tom in America". Tom in America. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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