Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, David B. Lentz graduated from Bates College and has written professionally for more than 35 years. He has published six novels: "For the Beauty of the Earth", "AmericA, Inc.", "Bloomsday", "Bourbon Street", "The Day Trader" and "The Silver King." In addition, he has published two stage plays, "Bloomsday: A Tragicomedy" and "AmericA, Inc.: A Stage Play", as well as a volume of poetry, "Old Greenwich Odes." Selected excerpts from his collection of literary works among his novels, stage plays and poetry are available in "Essential Lentz." His book, "Novel Criticism," outlines a new approach toward literary theory and a model for diligently reviewing novels. Lentz has lived in the Garden District of New Orleans, Boston's Back Bay, Houston, Philadelphia's Main Line and Greenwich, Connecticut. He is a member of the Center for Fiction in New York, the Royal Society of Literature in London, the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, and the Academy of American Poets.
