A former member of the editorial staffs of "Esquire" and "Playboy" magazines, John Blumenthal is the author of 8 books including the novels "The Strange Courtship of Abigail Bird"(Winner, 2019 Indie Book Award for Literary Fiction), "Three and a Half Virgins" (Finalist, International Book Awards, Literary Fiction), "What's Wrong With Dorfman?" (Winner, 2015 International Book Award for Literary Fiction) and "Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour" (a BookSense76 Pick).
His work has appeared in such publications as "TV Guide", "Punch", "Playboy," "Oui," "Today's Health," "The Los Angeles Times," "The Christian Science Monitor," "Autograph Collector," "Publishers Weekly," "American Woman," "Salon.com," and "DailyKos.com."
He has also written for television and co-scripted the movies "Short Time" (20th Century Fox) and "Blue Streak" (Sony Pictures.) His work appears regularly in "The Huffington Post."
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