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Christopher Moore        

Bestselling Author of Comic Novels

Christopher Moore is the New York Times best-selling author of 11 comic novels: "Practical Demonkeeping," "Coyote Blue," "Bloodsucking Fiends," "Island of the Sequined Love Nun," "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove," "Lamb," "Fluke," "The Stupidest Angel," "A Dirty Job," "You Suck," and "Fool." As a keynote speaker, Chris Moore brings his comic writing talents to the stage to enlighten, entertain, and always amuse audiences.

Moore was born in Toledo, OH and grew up in Mansfield, OH. His father was a highway patrolman and his mother sold major appliances at a department store. Christopher Moore attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. He moved to California when he was 19 years old and lived on the Central Coast until 2003, when he moved to Hawaii. Moore has since moved to San Francisco.

Before publishing his first novel, "Practical Demonkeeping" in 1992, Chris Moore worked as a roofer, a grocery clerk, a hotel night auditor, and insurance broker, a waiter, a photographer, and a rock 'n' roll DJ. Moore has drawn on all of these work experiences to create the characters in his books.

When he’s not writing, Chris Moore enjoys ocean kayaking, scuba diving, photography, and sumi-e ink painting. He divides his time between Hawaii and San Francisco.

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Bestselling author Christopher Moore talks about a teacher's slap ...
“On the first day of the second course, she said, 'Some people have what it takes to be a writer, and some don't, and Christopher Moore does not.'” Ouch.

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