Matthew Burriesci's fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines. From 1999 to 2011 he served in various capacities at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, including the organization's acting executive director. From 1997 to 1999 he served as the marketing manager for the Tony Award-winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. He received his BA in English and rhetoric from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, studied Shakespeare during an honors seminar at Oxford University, and received his MFA from George Mason University in 2002. He lives in Chicago.
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After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Matt Burriesci set out to write a book about thirty-two great books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating... SEE MORE