Christopher Kiernan Coleman

Author Biography:

Christopher Kiernan Coleman is a purveyor of both nonfiction and fiction books on a wide variety of subjects. His current books in print span the spectrum from true ghost stories and weird tales of the South, to histories and biographies dealing with Late Unpleasantness (Civil War); future books and articles will treat themes related to the Dark

Age warfare and the Age of Arthur. He also has an abiding interest in folklore, Forteana, and Cryptozoology. Chris currently has six books in print, in additon to published articles in both the popular press and scholarly journals. His latest book is, "Ambrose Bierce and the Period of Honorable Strife," which chronicles the Civil War years of the famous author of weird fiction, realistic war stories and biting satire.

Christopher Coleman received his BA in History from St. Anselm College and pursued graduate studies in Archaeology, Ancient History and Near Eastern Languages at the University of Chicago. He worked with Metro Nashville's Parthenon Museum for over five years, conducted living history programs at historic Fort Nashborough and has also managed a two hundred year old home. Among his museum duties were lectures on art and history, curating exhibits and coordinating living history; his museum work also encompassed accessioning new artifacts into collections, membership development, as well as PR, Marketing and coordinating special events. He is executive director emeritus of a regional arts council.

He continues to lecture part-time as an adjunct instructor at Volunteer State College and writes free-lance in popular and scholarly periodicals as well as writing articles online his in American Civil War blog, The Late Unpleasantness; his Arthurian blog, Rex Quondam Futurusque, and his Dixie Spirits blog on Wordpress. Chris is a member of several historical, folklore and archaeological societies, including the Tennessee Historical Society, the Tennessee Folklore Society, The Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table, and the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, among others.

Prior to settling in Nashville, he produced sponsored films and award-winning documentaries in New York. Chris has been involved in the publishing industry since 1995.

Chris Coleman is currently at work at seveal new books related to the American Cvil War; Future book projects include several non-fiction works dealing with the Civil War as well as a novel set in Dark Age Britain--the Age of Arthur.