Occupation Author Name Alex Sheshunoff Spouse Sarah Sheshunoff | Notable awards Words & Wisdom Genre Non-fiction Education University of Iowa | |
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Alma mater Yale;
University of Iowa Books A Beginner's Guide to Paradise: 9 Steps to Giving Up Everything | ||
Alex sheshunoff a beginners guide to paradise on book talk radio
Alex Sheshunoff (born c. 1973) is an American non-fiction writer. He won the Faulkner Society’s Words & Wisdom Award for nonfiction writing.
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- Alex sheshunoff a beginners guide to paradise on book talk radio
- Alex sheshunoff no limits the most adventurous adventure film ever
- Personal life
- Professional life
- Reviews
- References
Alex sheshunoff no limits the most adventurous adventure film ever
Personal life
After earning a bachelor's degree in history from Yale, Sheshunoff moved to New York City where he started and ran an online magazine called E-The People. Burnt out five years later, he moved to the Pacific island of Yap. In 2005, he moved to Iowa City where he went on to earn an MFA University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program. He lives in Ojai, California and is married to Sarah Sheshunoff. They have two children, Ian Shenanigan and Andrew Commissioner.
Professional life
Sheshunoff is the author of A Beginner’s Guide to Paradise which won The Faulkner Society’s Words & Wisdom Nonfiction Prize, part of the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. His other work has been published by Slate, National Geographic Adventure, Marketplace, and various daily newspapers.