Patrick Quinlan
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Patrick Quinlan is a critically acclaimed American
author, political activist, fundraiser, and former Maine Green Independent Party
candidate for Governor of Maine
in the 2010 election
http://www.mainecampaignfinance.com/public/report_list.asp?TYPE=CAN&ID=4342&LIMIT=&YEAR=2010&LINK=OS. In the fall of 2009, he informed the Maine Ethics Commission that he was no longer seeking election.
, a tuition-free Jesuit high school in Manhattan
. As a teenager, he held numerous jobs, including working for years as a caddy
. His father was an alcoholic, which had a profound effect on Quinlan's development as a child and young man.
Quinlan began his career writing grant proposals and press releases at Greyston Bakery
and Greyston Foundation, where he worked for Bernie Glassman, helping raise millions of dollars to house homeless families and homeless people with AIDS. Later, Quinlan worked in public relations for the National Science Foundation
.
Quinlan's crime thriller, Smoked, was published in the United States and Canada by St. Martin's Press
in April 2006, and in the United Kingdom and many countries throughout the world by Hodder Headline
in March 2006. It received worldwide critical acclaim, and has been translated into Portuguese, Italian and Dutch. Film rights were optioned in 2007, and again in 2009. His second crime thriller, The Takedown, appeared in May and June 2007, from both St. Martin's and Headline. His third crime thriller, The Drop-Off appeared in July, 2008, and his fourth, The Hit, appeared in June, 2009.
Quinlan is the co-author, with Blade Runner
film star Rutger Hauer, of Hauer's memoir, All Those Moments, released by HarperCollins
in May, 2007, and which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.
Quinlan has been featured or favorably reviewed in many publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Times
of London, The Observer
, The Guardian
, The New York Times, and Entertainment Weekly. His writing has frequently been compared to that of Elmore Leonard
, James Ellroy
, and the movies of Quentin Tarantino
.
Quinlan is known to be an avid traveler, and has visited some two dozen countries around the world.
for State Representative John Eder
of Maine
, who at that time became the only Green Party
member in the United States elected to a state house seat. Quinlan also served as a consultant to Eder's 2004 campaign, and as Eder's legislative aide at the Maine State House
during 2004 and 2005. In 2009, Quinlan established an exploratory committee and began raising funds for a run for governor of Maine. Later, he withdrew, citing his recent divorce and need for personal time. In 2010, he worked with Ben Chipman
on his successful run for State Representative.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, political activist, fundraiser, and former Maine Green Independent Party
Maine Green Independent Party
The Maine Green Independent Party is the oldest state Green party in the United States. It was founded following an informal meeting of 18 environmental advocates, including Bowdoin College professor John Rensenbrink and others in Augusta, Maine...
candidate for Governor of Maine
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....
in the 2010 election
Maine gubernatorial election, 2010
The 2010 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Baldacci was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010...
http://www.mainecampaignfinance.com/public/report_list.asp?TYPE=CAN&ID=4342&LIMIT=&YEAR=2010&LINK=OS. In the fall of 2009, he informed the Maine Ethics Commission that he was no longer seeking election.
Biography
Quinlan was born in the Bronx and raised both there and in Yonkers, New York. He attended public elementary and middle schools, and Regis High SchoolRegis High School (New York City)
Regis High School is a private Jesuit university-preparatory school for academically gifted Roman Catholic young men located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Annual class enrollment is limited to approximately 135 male students from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area...
, a tuition-free Jesuit high school in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. As a teenager, he held numerous jobs, including working for years as a caddy
Caddy
In golf, a caddy is the person who carries a player's bag and clubs, and gives insightful advice and moral support. A good caddy is aware of the challenges and obstacles of the golf course being played, along with the best strategy in playing it. This includes knowing overall yardage, pin...
. His father was an alcoholic, which had a profound effect on Quinlan's development as a child and young man.
Quinlan began his career writing grant proposals and press releases at Greyston Bakery
Greyston Bakery
Greyston Bakery was founded in Riverdale, New York, by Bernie Glassman, a Zen Buddhist. Although it is a for-profit company, its profits go to its non-profit parent organization, the Greyston Foundation, where they are used on behalf of the local community....
and Greyston Foundation, where he worked for Bernie Glassman, helping raise millions of dollars to house homeless families and homeless people with AIDS. Later, Quinlan worked in public relations for the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
.
Quinlan's crime thriller, Smoked, was published in the United States and Canada by St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
in April 2006, and in the United Kingdom and many countries throughout the world by Hodder Headline
Hodder Headline
Headline Publishing Group is a British publishing company. It was founded in 1986 by Tim Hely Hutchinson, and acquired Hodder & Stoughton in 1992 to form Hodder Headline. It was acquired by Hachette Livre, from the WHSmith Group PLC, in 2005....
in March 2006. It received worldwide critical acclaim, and has been translated into Portuguese, Italian and Dutch. Film rights were optioned in 2007, and again in 2009. His second crime thriller, The Takedown, appeared in May and June 2007, from both St. Martin's and Headline. His third crime thriller, The Drop-Off appeared in July, 2008, and his fourth, The Hit, appeared in June, 2009.
Quinlan is the co-author, with Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...
film star Rutger Hauer, of Hauer's memoir, All Those Moments, released by HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
in May, 2007, and which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.
Quinlan has been featured or favorably reviewed in many publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
of London, The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The New York Times, and Entertainment Weekly. His writing has frequently been compared to that of Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. , better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.Among his...
, James Ellroy
James Ellroy
Lee Earle "James" Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black...
, and the movies of Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
.
Quinlan is known to be an avid traveler, and has visited some two dozen countries around the world.
Politics
In 2002, Quinlan served as campaign managerCampaign manager
A campaign manager is a paid or volunteer individual, whose role is to coordinate the campaign's operations such as fundraising, advertising, polling, getting out the vote , and other activities supporting the effort, directly.Apart from the candidate, they are often a campaign's most visible leader...
for State Representative John Eder
John Eder
John Eder is an American activist and politician from the state of Maine. Eder lives in Portland and is a member of the Maine Green Independent Party, the Maine affiliate of the national Green Party. He served in the Maine House of Representatives as the legislature's first member of the Green...
of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, who at that time became the only Green Party
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
member in the United States elected to a state house seat. Quinlan also served as a consultant to Eder's 2004 campaign, and as Eder's legislative aide at the Maine State House
Maine State House
The Maine State House in Augusta, Maine is the state capitol of the State of Maine. The building was completed in 1832, one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine...
during 2004 and 2005. In 2009, Quinlan established an exploratory committee and began raising funds for a run for governor of Maine. Later, he withdrew, citing his recent divorce and need for personal time. In 2010, he worked with Ben Chipman
Ben Chipman
Ben Chipman is a Maine politician. He was elected to the Maine Legislature in 2010 by defeating Democrat Jill Barkley in District 119. Chipman ran as an independent candidate but was a longtime activist with the Maine Green Independent Party, Maine's affiliate of the Green Party of the United States...
on his successful run for State Representative.
External links
- Quinlan's official website
- Smoked at Google Books
- Review of Smoked at Tangled Web UK books website
- Promotional website for Smoked