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Klose, Robert (1954 - )
Genre: General Fiction, Non-Fiction
Professor Klose was born on April 8, 1854, and grew up in New Jersey. He received his B.S. from Fairleigh Dickinson University and M.S., Ph.D. from the University of Maine. He is the parent of two adopted sons from Russia and Ukraine. Klose is a regular contributor to the Christian Science Monitor. His work has also appeared in the Brunswick Times Record, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, and various literary magazines. His memoir Adopting Anton was a finalist for the Maine Literary Award.
Selected Bibliography
- Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds A Son in Russia (1999)
- Small Worlds: Adopted Sons, Pet Piranhas, and Other Mortals Concerns (2006)
- The Legend of the River Pumpkins: Based on a True Story (2012) illus. by Steve Klose
- Life on Mars: A Novel (2019)
- The Bog Walker's Companion (2019) editor
- Adopting Anton: A Single Maine Seeks a Son in Ukraine (2022)
- Trigger Warning 2023
