Nathan Hill (writer)

Hill was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1975, where his grandparents had worked as corn, soybean and cattle farmers. Growing up, his family moved around the Midwest frequently as his father worked his way up through management at Kmart. Hill lived at various times in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.{{cite news| author =Alexandra Alter| title =Nathan Hill Is Compared to John Irving. Irving Compares Him to Dickens.| newspaper =The New York Times| date =26 August 2016 Hill attended the University of Iowa, intending to study biomedical engineering, but switched to a major in English and journalism when he realized he could take classes in creative writing. He was a reporter on The Daily Iowan and graduated in 1999. ==Career==

Hill became a reporter for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He appreciated the discipline of writing and editing for a newspaper. After two years in Cedar Rapids, he pursued a master of fine arts (MFA) at University of Massachusetts Amherst. His first novel The Nix required extensive research, which his journalism work prepared him for. His second novel Wellness was published in 2023 and was widely reviewed as a satire on modern life. He continues to write articles as a journalist for various outlets. == Bibliography ==

Hill is married and lives in Naples, Florida. His wife Jenni is a bassoonist in the Naples Philharmonic. == References ==