Stefan Merrill Block
Stefan grew up in Plano, Texas. He is the author of Homeschooled, a memoir, as well as three novels: The Story of Forgetting, The Storm at the Door, and Oliver Loving. Stefan’s fiction has been translated into ten languages, and his stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker Page-Turner, The Guardian, NPR’s Radiolab, GRANTA, and many other publications. As a screenwriter and producer, he is developing multiple tv/film projects, including a feature with Adam Driver/Jury-Rigged Pictures and a series adaptation of Oliver Loving, originally commissioned by Participant Media.
He lives with his family in upstate New York, where he is a co-owner of Skate Time, a beloved local roller rink