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.
Genre: Dark Academia, Mystery
“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
“Nathan’s eye for detail can be subtly spectacular, his humor eloquently wicked. - Spirit Magazine
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.
Genre: Coming of Age, Road Trip
“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...”- 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 Boston Globe
“A highly entertaining, rambunctiously readable second novel.”- The Buffalo News
COMPILATIONS & ANTHOLOGIES
Simon & Schuster, 2019
Selected story: “Get Him”
Genre: Mystery, Crime
Mariner Books, 2013
Selected story: “Quarry”
Genre: Mystery, Crime
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)
ESSAYS & CRITICISM
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
Kinfolk
On Yves Klein Blue
On Procrastination
On Lame Advertising
Other Essays
Snapshots in the Context of Forever (Site Magazine)
All in the Family (as Henry Cohen) (Commonweal) * Winner, Associated Press Short Essay Award
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
Best American Mystery Stories (Selection)
Associated Press Award for Best Essay
Tobias Wolff Award for Short Fiction (Finalist)
Innovative Fiction Award
D&AD Wood Pencil