Fathermucker (Olear)

Author Bio
• Birth—November 13, 1972
• Where—Madison, New Jersey, USA
• Education—B.A., Georgetown University
• Currently—lives in New Paltz, New York

Greg Olear is an American writer best known for his novels Fathermucker and Totally Killer. His work is noted for its dark humor and frequent references to pop culture.

He is the senior editor of, and frequent contributor to, Brad Listi's online literary magazine The Nervous Breakdown. His work has also appeared at Babble.com, The Rumpus, The Millions, Chronogram, and Hudson Valley Magazine.

The French-language edition of Totally Killer was published in 2011 and has received favorable notices in L'Express and Rolling Stone.

Born in Madison, New Jersey, he attended Georgetown University, where he studied with theatre professor Donn B. Murphy. He teaches creative writing at Manhattanville College, along with Jonathan Tropper. A longtime resident of New York City, he now lives in New Paltz, New York with his family. (From Wikipedia.)