David Ebershoff

Born and raised in southern California, David Ebershoff received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his MFA from the University of Chicago. Upon the completion of his master’s degree, Ebershoff moved to New York City where he began an internship at Random House, which turned into a full-time job in the marketing department for one of the publisher’s important imprints. Ebershoff spent the first part of his career as a publishing insider, ultimately becoming an influential editor. As such, he has played a role in the publication of such influential works as David Mitchell’s award-winning Cloud Atlas (2004). Ebershoff’s first novel, The Danish Girl, was published in 2000. He subsequently published The Rose City, a short story collection, in 2001; Pasadena, a turn-of-the-century historical fiction novel; and The 19th Wife, a mystery novel and work of historical fiction about American Mormons, which was published in 2008. The 19th Wife was adapted into a television miniseries in 2010, and The Danish Girl was adapted into a film in 2015; The Danish Girl was nominated for multiple awards and was critically well received. Additionally, Ebershoff received the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction in 2000 for The Danish Girl. In addition to his writing and editing careers, he has taught at New York University, Princeton University, and Columbia University.