Paul Maher, Jr.

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name =Paul Maher, Jr.


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birthdate=1963
birthplace=Lowell, Massachusetts
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occupation=author, teacher, book critic
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website =http://paulmaher.org

Paul Maher, Jr. is a teacher and author best known for his two published books about Jack Kerouac. Maher grew up in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, which he says provided the inspiration for his research and writing on the subject of that particular poet. Maher enlisted in the United States Navy and, after attending the University of Massachusetts and earning a degree in American Studies, became a high school teacher and writer. Maher has published three books; one a collection of interviews with Jack Kerouac, another a biography of the poet, and the third a work focusing on On the Road. His books have met primarily favorable criticism.

Maher currently has four books projected for future publication, including an in-progress transcription of one of Henry David Thoreau's as-yet unpublished notebooks.

Published Works

* 2004 "Kerouac: The Definitive Biography"
* 2005 "Empty Phantoms: Collected Interviews with Jack Kerouac"
* 2007 "Jack Kerouac's American Journey: The Real-Life Odyssey of On the Road"

Forthcoming Work

* Fall 2008 "Miles on Miles: Collected Interviews with Miles Davis"
* 2009 "The New Vision: Jack Kerouac in the 1940s"
* tentatively 2009 "The Broken Task: The Life and Writings of Henry David Thoreau"
* projected 2010 "Call Me Ishmael: The Odyssey of Melville's Moby Dick"

Publishers

* Thunder's Mouth Press
* Taylor Trade Publishing
* Southern Illinois University Press
* Chicago Review Press
* Da Capo Press

External links

* [http://www.paulmaher.org/ Paul Maher, Jr. Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/kerouacbio/ Paul Maher, Jr. at Myspace.com]