Background
Thomas M. Lutz was born on the 21st of March, 1953 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States.
1981
Amherst, MA 01003, United States
Tom Lutz attended the University of Massachusetts, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism (Summa cum Laude)
1989
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Tom Lutz earned a Master of Arts degree in Modern Thought and Literature in 1983 and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Modern Thought and Literature in 1989 from Stanford University.
2015
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2016
Seth Greenland, Laurie Winer, Laurie Winer and Tom Lutz.
2020
Tom Lutz on Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town.
2020
5176 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, United States
Lutz inside the Sanamluang Cafe, a favorite hangout.
2020
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Tom Lutz with daughters
Tom Lutz with Maxine Hong Kingston
Tom Lutz with Juan Felipe Herrera
Tom Lutz with Michael Nava
10 Hillside Rd, Greenwich, CT 06830, United States
Tom Lutz studied at Greenwich High School in Connecticut.
(Explores the widespread occurrence of neurasthenia or the...)
Explores the widespread occurrence of neurasthenia or the blues among American writers, artists, and intellectuals in 1903.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801425816/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i7
1991
(Couch potatoes, goof-offs, freeloaders, good-for-nothings...)
Couch potatoes, goof-offs, freeloaders, good-for-nothings, loafers, and loungers: ever since the Industrial Revolution, when the work ethic as we know it was formed, there has been a chorus of slackers ridiculing and lampooning the pretensions of hardworking respectability. Reviled by many, heroes to others, these layabouts stretch and yawn while the rest of society worries and sweats.
https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Nothing-History-Loungers-Slackers-ebook/dp/B003GY0KS4/ref=pd_sim_351_3/136-9666329-2073725?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003GY0KS4&pd_rd_r=aea2ebbb-8f8c-409b-8909-0514b8e3b31f&pd_rd_w=mVkJC&pd_rd_wg=0NM0e&pf_rd_p=6f740e39-0c25-4380-8008-7a4156dab959&pf_rd_r=KGM00Z8HHT9AT6WS41MW&psc=1&refRID=KGM00Z8HHT9AT6WS41MW
2006
(Adolescence can be a challenging period for youths, espec...)
Adolescence can be a challenging period for youths, especially in today’s world, where the ancient rites of passage that societies once used to turn their boys into men have disappeared. In an in-depth analysis of the Grimm Brothers' fairytale, The Devil's Sooty Brother, therapists and teachers Brad Fern and Tom Lutz provide a practical and mythic outline for the journey from adolescence to maturity for young men.
https://www.amazon.com/Ashes-Gold-Alchemy-Mentoring-Delinquent/dp/1590563069/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Ashes+to+Gold%3A+The+Alchemy+of+Mentoring+the+Delinquent+Boy&qid=1590655868&s=books&sr=1-1
2011
(In this exclusive Lantern Books sampler, stories from mem...)
In this exclusive Lantern Books sampler, stories from memoirists and experts in the field offer insight into what it takes to make a family and to keep a family together.
https://www.amazon.com/Faces-Family-Lantern-Tom-Lutz-ebook/dp/B008XOY876/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Faces+of+Family%3A+A+Lantern+Sampler&qid=1590655607&s=books&sr=1-1
2012
(The Digital Edition LARB Quarterly Journal epub is a sele...)
The Digital Edition LARB Quarterly Journal epub is a selection of feature articles, poetry and shorts from the Los Angeles Review of Books's Quarterly Journal, curated by Editor-in-Chief Tom Lutz.
https://www.amazon.com/LARB-Digital-Quarterly-Journal-ebook/dp/B00TIVD432
2015
(In this richly packed portmanteau of traveler’s tales, we...)
In this richly packed portmanteau of traveler’s tales, we accompany him as he drives beyond the blacktop in Morocco, to the Saharan dunes on the Algerian border, and east of Ankara into the Hittite ruins of Boğazkale. We ride alongside as he hitches across Uzbekistan and the high mountain passes of Kyrgyzstan into western China.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W5RTC6K/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
2016
(And the Monkey Learned Nothing contains reports from fift...)
And the Monkey Learned Nothing contains reports from fifty of them, most describing personal encounters in rarely visited spots, anecdotes from way off the beaten path.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LAYRP8O/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3
2016
(Frank Baltimore is a bit of a loser, struggling by as a c...)
Frank Baltimore is a bit of a loser, struggling by as a carpenter and handyman in rural New England when he gets his big break, building a mansion in the executive suburbs of Hartford. One of his workers is a charismatic eighteen-year-old kid from Liverpool, Dmitry, in the US in the summer before university. Dmitry is a charming sociopath, who develops a fascination with his autodidactic philosopher boss, perhaps thinking that, if he could figure out what made Frank tick, he could be less of a pig.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QPK1P1G/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
2020
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Thomas M. Lutz was born on the 21st of March, 1953 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States.
Tom Lutz studied at Greenwich High School in Connecticut. He entered the University of Massachusetts, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism (Summa cum Laude) in 1981. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Modern Thought and Literature in 1983 and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Modern Thought and Literature in 1989 from Stanford University.
Before Tom Lutz built a career as a literary scholar, he worked as a cook, carpenter, and musician. He started his academic life as a literary critic and cultural historian. In 1985, he accepted the post of a lecturer of conflict and change in Western Culture at Stanford University, that position he held until 1988. Then, he was an assistant professor of English at the University of Iowa until 1992. After that for five years, he was its associate professor of English. Between 1997 and 2005, he held the position of its Professor of English. During his time at Iowa, he also was a visiting professor at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark in 1993.
In 2005, Tom joined the California Institute of the Arts, where he was an acting director of MFA in Writing, and Visiting Professor of Critical Studies for one year.
In 2006, Tom entered the University of California in Riverside, where he was associated faculty in Film and Visual Culture until 2007. Years 2006–2008 saw him as an associate professor of Creative Writing there. At the same time, he served there as director of MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts. From 2008 to 2017, he was a professor of Creative Writing. In 2007, he accepted the post of an associated faculty in Media and Cultural Studies, which position he held until 2014. In the past he had also taught courses in cultural history, cultural theory, literary and critical history, and theory, film, screenwriting, and world intellectual history, as well as introductions, to graduate studies in literature and creative writing. In 2009-11, he held the post of Chair of the Department of Creative Writing. From 2010, he serves there as a consulting graduate faculty of Departments of English and Comparative Literature. In 2017, he began to work as a distinguished professor of Creative Writing. From 2019, he acts as chair of the Department of Creative Writing. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses and workshops in nonfiction, fiction, literature, and theory for writers.
From 2010, Tom Lutz is the founding editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts. In 2012-14, he was founding editor-in-chief of LARB: The Magazine. After that, he held the post of founding producer and host of LARB Radio Hour until 2018. From 2013, he is founding editor-in-chief of the LARB Quarterly Journal. He also works as a founding executive director of LARB–USC Publishing Workshop from 2015. From 2017, Tom is founding editor-in-chief of LARB Books.
As the author, Tom Lutz wrote academic books of literary and cultural history, American Nervousness, 1903: An Anecdotal History that was written in 1991 and Cosmopolitan Vistas: American Regionalism and Literary Value (2004), books of cultural history, Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears that came out in 1999 and Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums (2006). His most recent book, Born Slippy was published in 2020. He also wrote a number of screenplays for film and television.
(Couch potatoes, goof-offs, freeloaders, good-for-nothings...)
2006(In this richly packed portmanteau of traveler’s tales, we...)
2016(The Digital Edition LARB Quarterly Journal epub is a sele...)
2015(Adolescence can be a challenging period for youths, espec...)
2011(Frank Baltimore is a bit of a loser, struggling by as a c...)
2020(In this exclusive Lantern Books sampler, stories from mem...)
2012(And the Monkey Learned Nothing contains reports from fift...)
2016(Explores the widespread occurrence of neurasthenia or the...)
1991Quotations: "I never wanted to be rich and famous, I just want to write another one. I got a taste of the fun of fiction."
Tom Lutz is a member of a number of organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, American Studies Association, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Authors’ Guild, Modern Language Association, National Book Critics Circle, PEN America, PEN Center USA, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities.
Tom Lutz is married to Laurie Winer. They have three children.