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Biography of Brian James Doyle (author)

Brian Doyle (born in Merrick, New York on November 6, 1956) is the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, in Oregon. He is the author of many books, story collections, nonfiction books, and many books of essays and poems, "proems", and editor of collections of stories.

Attended University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1974-1978

Non-fiction books and novels: Grail, The: A year ambling & shambling through an Oregon vineyard in pursuit of the best pinot noir wine in the whole wild world (2006) Mink River (2010) Wet Engine: Exploring the Mad Wild Miracle of the Heart (2012) Cat's Foot (2013) The Plover (2015) Martin Marten (2016) Chicago: a Novel (2016) The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson (2017)

Books of Short stories, essays, and "Proems": Two Voices, with James Doyle, father (1993) Credo: Essays on Grace, Alter Boys, Bees, Kneeling, Saints, the Mass, Priests, Strong Women, Epiphanies, a Wake, and... (1999) Saints Passionate & Peculiar: Brief Exuberant Essays for Teens (2002) Spirited Men: Story, Soul, and Substance (2004) Epiphanies & Elegies: Very Short Stories by Brian Doyle author of Spirited Men and Epiphanies & Elegies (2004) Thirsty for the Joy (2007) Bin Laden's Bald Spot & Other Stories (2011) Grace Notes (2011) The Thorny Grace of It: And Other Essays for Imperfect Catholics (2013) Leaping: Revelations & Epiphanies (2013) A Book of Uncommon Prayer (2014) Children and Other Wild Animals: Notes on badgers, otters, sons, hawks, daughters, dogs, bears, air, bobcats, fishers, mascots, Charles Darwin, newts, ... tigers and various other zoological matters (2014) A Shimmer of Something: Lean Stories of Spiritual Substance (2014) How the Light Gets in: And Other Headlong Epiphanies (2015) So Very Much the Best of Us: Songs of Praise in Prose (2015) The Kind of Brave You Wanted to Be: Prose Prayers and Cheerful Chants against the Dark (2016) Reading in Bed (2016) The Mighty Currawongs (2016)

Editor of collections of Catholic short stories: God Is Love (2002)