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Matthew Gavin Frank

Matthew Gavin Frank is the author of Preparing the Ghost and The Mad Feast. He teaches creative writing and lives in Marquette, Michigan.

Matthew Gavin Frank is the author of Preparing the Ghost and The Mad Feast. He teaches creative writing and lives in Marquette, Michigan.

Books by Matthew Gavin Frank

Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer
Matthew Gavin Frank
Hardback, 2015
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2014

Memory, mythology, and obsession collide in this strikingly original and enigmatic account of the first man to photograph a giant squid.
Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa
Matthew Gavin Frank
Hardback, 2021
NPR • Best Books of 2021 “Unforgettable. . . . An outstanding adventure in its lyrical, utterly compelling, and heartbreaking investigations of the world of diamond smuggling.” —Aimee...
Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer
Matthew Gavin Frank
E Book, 2014
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Shelf Awareness
Memory, mythology, and obsession collide in this “slyly charming” (New York Times...
Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa
Matthew Gavin Frank
E Book, 2021
“Unforgettable. . . . An outstanding adventure in its lyrical, utterly compelling, and heartbreaking investigations of the world of diamond smuggling.” —Aimee Nezhukumatathil