- Tom Dolby
Tom Dolby (born
January 17 ,1975 ) is an American novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. He is the author of the best-selling novel "The Trouble Boy" (2004) [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/03/20/DDG9U5N3KT1.DTL "To be young, gay, and rich in New York,"] "The San Francisco Chronicle", March 20, 2004] , "The Sixth Form" (2008), and co-editor of "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys" (2007).Work
Tom Dolby's debut novel, "The Trouble Boy", concerns a young gay freelance writer in Manhattan. It was followed by the boarding school novel "The Sixth Form" (2008) [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/28/DDH4UMLED.DTL "Tom Dolby takes fictional ride back to school,"] "The San Francisco Chronicle", January 28, 2008] , set in an elite Massachusetts prep school. Dolby's new young adult series, "Secret Society," will be published by The Bowen Press at HarperCollins in 2009. [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/04272008/gossip/pagesix/we_hear_______108260.htm "Page Six: We Hear..."] "The New York Post", April 27, 2008]
He was also the co-editor, with the novelist
Melissa de la Cruz , of the personal essay anthology "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: True Tales of Love, Lust, and Friendship Between Straight Women and Gay Men" (2007), featuring works byArmistead Maupin ,Ayelet Waldman ,Andrew Solomon ,Cindy Chupack ,Simon Doonan , Gigi Levangie Grazer,David Ebershoff , and others. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/27/LVG96PUVBK1.DTL "Un-fatal attractions,"] "The San Francisco Chronicle", May 27, 2007 ] The rights to the anthology were optioned by Bravo TV in 2008 for development as a reality television series. [ [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2008/09/new_bravo_reali.php "La Daily Musto,"] VillageVoice.com, September 25, 2008]Dolby's writing has appeared in "
The New York Times ", "The Village Voice ", the "San Francisco Chronicle ", and "Out ". A personal essay of his appears in the anthology "From Boys to Men: Gay Men Write About Growing Up" (2006). He was a 2005 Library Laureate for the San Francisco Public Library, and was one of "Instinct" magazine’s Leading Men of 2004.Biography
Dolby was born in
London and raised inSan Francisco , and is a graduate ofThe Hotchkiss School andYale University . He is the son of American businessman and engineerRay Dolby andNARAL activist and fundraiser Dagmar Dolby.He currently lives in
Manhattan . In June 2008 he announced his engagement to Andrew Frist, nephew of former U.S. senate majority leader,Bill Frist . [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/11/DDJ511423G.DTL Leah Garchik,] "The San Francisco Chronicle", June 11, 2008]External links
* [http://www.tomdolby.com Tom Dolby's website]
* [http://www.girlswholikeboys.com "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys" website]References
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