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My Take
David Liss is a writer I find genuinely impressive. He went from a New Jersey upbringing and a Florida adolescence to degrees from Syracuse, Georgia State, and Columbia, then channelled all that scholarship into historical thrillers set amid the financial intrigue of 18th-century London. Winning the Edgar, Barry, and Macavity awards for a debut novel is a staggering opening statement, and rather than coast he later expanded into comics. What I respect most is the refusal to stay in one lane; he treats genre boundaries as suggestions. Few authors can marry academic rigour with page-turning entertainment, and Liss makes that balance look effortless.
Overview
David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. He was born in New Jersey and grew up in South Florida. Liss received his BA degree from Syracuse University, an MA from Georgia State University and his M. Phil from Columbia University.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Liss
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴィッド・リス
- Reading
- でいゔぃっど・りす
- Born
- January 1, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- novelist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Syracuse University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Edgar Awards
- 2001 Barry Award for Best First Novel
- 2001 Macavity Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.