Mark Beyer (born September 8, 1963) is an American novelist, journalist and educator. He is originally from Franklin Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.The Village Wit, Mark Beyer, Book - Amazon Amazon.com llc. Retrieved 2012-01-11.indiePENdents, Mark Beyer, biography. Retrieved 2012-01-11. He is noted for his novel The Village Wit, a story of "deception, betrayal, and dark passion."Beyer, Mark. Interview with Richard Price. The Cooler Breakfast. North Cotswold Community Radio, Moreton-in-Marsh, England. 18 June 2011.
Beyer got his start as an author by writing children's and Young Adult books for the Rosen Publishing Group, including two biographies of World War II figures, Heinrich Müller: Gestapo Chief, and Emmanuel Ringelblum: Historian of the Warsaw Ghetto. The books were described by the Association of Jewish Libraries as "... works of distinction. Worthwhile additions to Holocaust biographies."Silver, Linda R. Heinrich Müller: Gestapo Chief Review. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter May/June 2002. 11. He has previously taught literature and fiction writing at Columbia College Chicago, worked as an editor in New York City, and then became a news features writer in New Port Richey, Florida. Beyer currently lives in Europe, where he writes and teaches English as a foreign language to business professionals.Author Profile on "View from the Keyboard," at patriciaannmcnair.com
The Village Wit was published in 2010 by Siren & Muse Publishing.Author Profile on Siren & Muse Publishing Online
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External links Home Website Video: Interview with Mark Beyer by Siren & Muse Publishing Video: The Book Trailer for The Village Wit