Paul Harding

Paul Harding grew up in Wenham, Massachusetts, where he spent a lot of time exploring the nearby woods and gained an early appreciation for nature. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. From 1990 until 1996, Harding played drums in the grunge band Cold Water Flat. During a break in touring, he took a writing class at Skidmore College and eventually went on to earn an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Harding published his first novel, Tinkers, in 2009. It received wide acclaim, including a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Harding’s second novel, Enon, continues the story of Tinkers, focusing on the grandson of the original protagonist. Harding returned a decade later with his third novel, This Other Eden, which also received acclaim. He currently lives with his family in Long Island, New York.