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'''Bruce Ducker''' (born 1938) is an American novelist, short story writer, and poet.
'''Bruce Ducker''' (born 1938) is a prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and poet.


Ducker has written eight novels and a volume of short stories. His poetry and short fiction appear in such journals as ''[[The New Republic]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=To an Old Man Dying|journal=The New Republic|date=April 21, 2010|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/74537/old-man-dying }}</ref> '', [[Yale Review|''The Yale Review'']],<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Yale Review|year=1993|volume=81:2}}</ref> ''[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Poetry Magazine|date=May 1991 – August 1992}}</ref> ''Commonwealth'',<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Commonwealth|date=February 12, 1992}}</ref> ''[[The Southern Review]]''<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Southern Review|year=2007|volume=43:3}}</ref> and ''[[The Hudson Review]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Hudson Review|year=2007|volume=LIX|issue= 4}}</ref> Recent stories have appeared in ''[[The Missouri Review]]'', ''[[The Sewanee Review]]'', ''[[Shenandoah (magazine)|Shenandoah]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Iceman|url=http://shenandoahliterary.org/631/2013/09/30/the-iceman/|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Ascent (journal)|Ascent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Private Lives|url=http://readthebestwriting.com/?p=1855}}</ref> His most recent books are his eighth novel, ''[[Dizzying Heights]]'' from Fulcrum, which was nominated for the James [[Thurber Prize for American Humor]]); and ''[[The Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions]]'', with illustrations by Western artist Duke Beardsley from Stackpole Books.
Born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Writers_from_Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY]. Ducker was educated at Dartmouth<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce Ducker Papers |url=https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/3948 |website=Denver Public Library}}</ref> and Columbia<ref>{{cite web |title=Academic |url=https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/3843300 |website=en-academic.com}}</ref>. He has written eight novels and a volume of short stories. His poetry and short fiction appear in such journals as ''[[The New Republic]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=To an Old Man Dying|journal=The New Republic|date=April 21, 2010|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/74537/old-man-dying }}</ref>'' [[Yale Review|''The Yale Review'']],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=Melding for Rachel|journal=The Yale Review|year=1993|volume=81:2|url=https://yalereview.org/issues/april-1993 }}</ref> ''[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=Picnic|journal=Poetry Magazine|date=May 1991 – August 1992|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/issue/71270/august-1992#toc }}</ref> ''Commonwealth'',<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Commonwealth|date=February 12, 1992}}</ref> ''[[The Southern Review]]'' <ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=Micah's Story|journal=Southern Review|year=2007|volume=43:3|url=https://thesouthernreview.org/issues/detail/Summer-2007/151/ }}</ref> and ''[[The Hudson Review]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=Findurman's News|journal=Hudson Review|year=2007|volume=LIX|issue= 4|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20464623 }}</ref> Recent stories have appeared in ''[[The Missouri Review]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=The New Room|year=2008|url=https://www.missourireview.com/article/the-new-room/ |website=The Missouri Review}}</ref>'' ''[[The Sewanee Review]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Ducker|first=Bruce|url=https://www.amazon.com/SEWANEE-REVIEW-SUMMER-JULY-SEPTEMBER-NUMBER/dp/B091GV52J8 |website=The Sewanee Review}}</ref>'', ''[[Shenandoah (magazine)|Shenandoah]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=The Iceman|journal=Shenandoah|url=http://shenandoahliterary.org/631/2013/09/30/the-iceman/|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> the ''[[American Literary Review]]'' <ref>{{cite web |last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=Koi|url=https://americanliteraryreview.com/2018/12/05/bruce-ducker/ |website=American Literary Review}}</ref> and ''[[Ascent (journal)|Ascent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ducker|first=Bruce|title=Private Lives|year=2013|journal=Ascent|url=http://readthebestwriting.com/?p=1855}}</ref> His most recent books are his eighth novel, ''Dizzying Heights'' from Fulcrum, which was nominated for the James [[Thurber Prize for American Humor]]; and ''The Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions'', with illustrations by Western artist Duke Beardsley from Stackpole Books, which was runner-up for the Colorado Book Award.

His novel ''Lead Us Not Into Penn Station'' has won the Colorado Book Award,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce Ducker Papers|url=https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/3948 |website=Denver Public Library}}</ref> and was runner-up for the American Library Association Best Book Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Newsroom Transparency Panel Discussion|url=https://www.denveropenmedia.org/shows/newsroom-transparency-panel-discussion |website=Denver Open Media}}</ref> His work has won praise including that of novelists James Salter,<ref>{{cite book |title=Dust jacket, Mooney in Flight |date=2003 |publisher=MacAdam/Cage |isbn=‎978-1931561525}}</ref> and Warwick Downing, and humorist Dave Barry.


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
*''Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions" (Stackpole Books, 2008)
*''Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions'' (Stackpole Books, 2008)
*''Dizzying Heights: The Aspen Novel (Fulcrum Books, 2008)
*''Dizzying Heights: The Aspen Novel'' (Fulcrum Books, 2008)
*''Mooney in Flight'' (MacAdam/Cage, 2003)
*''Mooney in Flight'' (MacAdam/Cage, 2003)
*''Bloodlines'' (Permanent Press, 2000)
*''Bloodlines'' (Permanent Press, 2000)
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.bruceducker.com Bruce Ducker’s website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929072448/http://www.duckerlaw.com/attorneys/ducker.html Ducker, Montgomery, Aronstein & Bess, P.C. website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929072448/http://www.duckerlaw.com/attorneys/ducker.html Ducker, Montgomery, Aronstein & Bess, P.C. website]


Revision as of 09:19, 19 February 2022

Bruce Ducker (born 1938) is a prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and poet.

Born in Brooklyn, NY. Ducker was educated at Dartmouth[1] and Columbia[2]. He has written eight novels and a volume of short stories. His poetry and short fiction appear in such journals as The New Republic,[3] The Yale Review,[4] Poetry,[5] Commonwealth,[6] The Southern Review [7] and The Hudson Review.[8] Recent stories have appeared in The Missouri Review,[9] The Sewanee Review,[10], Shenandoah,[11] the American Literary Review [12] and Ascent.[13] His most recent books are his eighth novel, Dizzying Heights from Fulcrum, which was nominated for the James Thurber Prize for American Humor; and The Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions, with illustrations by Western artist Duke Beardsley from Stackpole Books, which was runner-up for the Colorado Book Award.

His novel Lead Us Not Into Penn Station has won the Colorado Book Award,[14] and was runner-up for the American Library Association Best Book Award.[15] His work has won praise including that of novelists James Salter,[16] and Warwick Downing, and humorist Dave Barry.

Bibliography

  • Home Pool: Stories of Fly Fishing and Lesser Passions (Stackpole Books, 2008)
  • Dizzying Heights: The Aspen Novel (Fulcrum Books, 2008)
  • Mooney in Flight (MacAdam/Cage, 2003)
  • Bloodlines (Permanent Press, 2000)
  • Lead Us Not Into Penn Station (Permanent Press, 1995)
  • Marital Assets (Permanent Press, 1993)
  • Bankroll (E. P. Dutton, 1989)
  • Failure at the Mission Trust (Freundlich Books, 1986)
  • Rule by Proxy (Crown, 1975)

See also

  • Gordon Lish (Bruce Ducker is a former protégé of Lish)

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Ducker Papers". Denver Public Library.
  2. ^ "Academic". en-academic.com.
  3. ^ Ducker, Bruce (April 21, 2010). "To an Old Man Dying". The New Republic.
  4. ^ Ducker, Bruce (1993). "Melding for Rachel". The Yale Review. 81:2.
  5. ^ Ducker, Bruce (May 1991 – August 1992). "Picnic". Poetry Magazine.
  6. ^ Commonwealth. February 12, 1992. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Ducker, Bruce (2007). "Micah's Story". Southern Review. 43:3.
  8. ^ Ducker, Bruce (2007). "Findurman's News". Hudson Review. LIX (4).
  9. ^ Ducker, Bruce (2008). "The New Room". The Missouri Review.
  10. ^ Ducker, Bruce. The Sewanee Review https://www.amazon.com/SEWANEE-REVIEW-SUMMER-JULY-SEPTEMBER-NUMBER/dp/B091GV52J8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ Ducker, Bruce. "The Iceman". Shenandoah. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  12. ^ Ducker, Bruce. "Koi". American Literary Review.
  13. ^ Ducker, Bruce (2013). "Private Lives". Ascent.
  14. ^ "Bruce Ducker Papers". Denver Public Library.
  15. ^ "Newsroom Transparency Panel Discussion". Denver Open Media.
  16. ^ Dust jacket, Mooney in Flight. MacAdam/Cage. 2003. ISBN ‎978-1931561525. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
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