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Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas is the author of the national bestseller Man Gone Down, winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and a New York Times Top Ten Novel of the Year, as well as The Broken King. His writing has appeared in A Public Space, The New York Times, and in Ben George’s anthology The Book of Dads. He is a professor of English at Hunter College. He lives in Brooklyn.


“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

The Author of “The Broken King” Unpacks Intimacy and the the Fear of Endangering His Son
August 14, 2025  By Michael Thomas
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