Steve Kluger (born June 24, 1952) is an American author, playwright, journalist, librettist and lyricist, whose writing is noted for its baseball, gay, and historical (particularly World War II) themes. He has also worked on civil rights, gay rights, and baseball community causes, including Japanese American internment redress and the campaign to save Fenway Park.[1]
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | June 24, 1952
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Hackley School University of Southern California |
Notable awards | Alex Award (1999) Lambda Literary Award (2004) Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (2009) |
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His second novel, Last Days of Summer, is the basis for the 2018 musical of the same title.[2]
Steve Kluger lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Kluger was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, in 1970, and attended the University of Southern California.
For USA Today, Kluger has contributed the following commentaries:
Other newspaper and magazine pieces include:
Last Days of Summer won the American Library Association's Alex Award in 1999; Almost Like Being in Love won the 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Romance; and My Most Excellent Year received the 2009 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for outstanding achievement in Young Adult fiction.