Calvin Baker

Calvin Baker

Calvin Baker is an American novelist. Born in Chicago, he attended the University of Chicago Lab Schools, and graduated from Amherst College. Esquire Magazine named him one of the best young writers in America in 2005. His third novel, Dominion was a finalist for the Hurston-Wright Award, as well as one of New York Newsday's Best Books of the Year. He currently lives in New York.

Bibliography

*"Dominion" (2006, ISBN 0-802-14309-1)
*"Once Two Heroes" (2003, ISBN 0-670-03164-X)
*"Naming the New World" (1999, ISBN 0-312-20732-8)


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