BIO
NOVELS
Simon & Schuster, 2003
Editions published in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Russia.
Synopsis: A haunting novel about a brilliant young man who enrolls at a New England college and becomes entangled in a mysterious death -- and a quest for immortality.
“Soaked with gothic mood and spiked with sharp dialogue, it’s Dead Poets Society via Stephen King.”- The Hollywood Reporter
“A malevolently thrilling coming-of-ager wrapped in a philosophical detective tale.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Think Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, with a little magic thrown in.”- Publishers Weekly
“A perfectly proportioned gothic mystery.”- Elle
“One of the year’s best debuts.”- GQ
“A remarkable first novel...impossible to put down.”
- Tampa Tribune
“Nathan’s eye for detail can be subtly spectacular, his humor eloquently wicked.”
- Spirit Magazine - Spirit
- SMagazine
Crown, 2011
Synopsis: An irreverent tale about a recent college grad, a mysterious old man who may be Elvis, and a perilous road trip that could lead to the old man’s final comeback.
“A wild road trip, a yarn spiced with plenty of humor and romance.”- The Washington Post
“Readers will pore through this fast-paced, adrenaline-filled novel and eat up the fantastic dialogue that brings Elvis back to life in a new, deliciously lascivious way.”- Booklist
“Less about the hip-swiveling sex icon and more about friendship...and life’s journey through bumps in the road.”- Marie Claire
“The weirdest of buddy adventures...the adventurers tangle with a one-eyed pimp, a trio of roadhouse sirens, a backwoods soothsayer, and other low-rent variations on a Homeric theme.” - The Boston Globe
“A highly entertaining, rambunctiously readable second novel.”- The Buffalo News
“A quick read with quirky characters and homespun wisdom, this will appeal to fans of literary coming-of-age stories.”
- Library Journal
COMPILATIONS & ANTHOLOGIES
Simon & Schuster, 2019
Selected story: “Get Him”
Mariner Books, 2013
Selected story: “Quarry”
SHORT FICTION
In Search of Absolutely Nothing (Glimmer Train)
Quarry (Glimmer Train)
One Act (Gettysburg Review)
The Love Life of Tigers (Bellingham Review)
Simulacrum (Diagram)
As the Old Greeks Would Say (236 Magazine)
SELECTED ESSAYS
The Guardian
Confession of a Fiction Prof in the Age of A.I.
Vanity Fair
Remembering River Phoenix, 23 Years After His Death
Pretty in Pink Turns 30, and James Spader Remains the Only Reason to Watch It
Celebrating the Brilliance of Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber
Why Southern Comfort Food Is on the Rise in Paris
Jimmy’s HideAway Is a Food Lover’s Paradise Amid the Drag-Queen Parades of Provincetown
A Female-Fronted Japanese Metal Band Just Took Over Colbert
A Warhol Portrait You Won’t See on Dorm Walls
A Nice Bowl of Weed
The Paris Review
Tuesday’s Child
Cheddar, Cheever, and the Burbs
The Moon Museum
Little White Lies
The Hero Dies at the Beginning: Enter the Dragon at 50
Kinfolk
On Yves Klein Blue
On Procrastination
On Lame Advertising
Hi-Fructose
Interview with Invader
Free Inquiry
A Dead Fox and Other Revelations
Commonweal
All in the Family (as Henry Cohen) Winner, Associated Press Short Essay AwardSnapshots in the Context of Forever (Site Magazine)
A Dead Fox and Other Revelations (Free Inquiry)
Kovalev vs. Chilemba: Let’s Get This Over With(Vice)
Inside the Heart of Amateur Boxing (Vice)
On Big Trouble in Little China (HiLoBrow)
On Patrick Bateman (HiLoBrow)
AWARDS
Saul Bellow Prize in Fiction
Associated Press Short Essay Award
Best American Mystery Stories, selection
Tobias Wolff Award for Short Fiction, finalist
Innovative Fiction Award
D&AD Wood Pencil