{{short description|American novelist}}{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}} {{tone|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = Henry Baum | image = | caption = Henry Baum | birth_name = Frederick Henle Baum | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|29}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Novelist * blogger * musician }} | education = Bachelor of Arts | alma_mater = | period = 2001–present | genre = Fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''The Golden Calf'', <br /> ''North of Sunset'', <br /> ''The American Book Of The Dead'' <br /> ''God's Wife'',''Oscar Caliber Gun'' | spouse = Cate Baum (2013–present) | children = One daughter | relatives = Tom Baum (father)<br />Carol Baum (mother) | awards = {{awd|Gold IPPY Award for Visionary Fiction}} {{awd|Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival}} {{awd|Hollywood Book Festival Grand Prize}} | website = {{URL|http://www.henrybaum.com/}} }}
'''Henry Baum''' (born June 29, 1972) is an American writer, blogger, and musician. He writes novels that are published in the UK (Rebel Inc.) and France.<ref name="3:AM Top 5: Henry Baum">{{cite web |title=3:AM Top 5: Henry Baum |url=https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/3am-top-5-henry-baum/ |website=3:AM magazine |access-date=28 August 2024}}</ref>{{Says who|date=June 2024}}
==Early life== Baum was born and raised in New York. He relocated to Los Angeles in his early childhood. His parents are Tom Baum and Carol Baum.
==Career== Baum is the author of five novels and several published short stories. Additionally, he has contributed work to ''Identity Theory'', ''Storyglossia'', ''Scarecrow'', ''Dogmatika'',<ref>[http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2010/05/ippy-awards-closer-look.html Ippy Awards Closer Look] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406092804/http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2010/05/ippy-awards-closer-look.html|date=April 6, 2013}} Dogmatika Interview</ref> ''Purple prose'', ''3:AM Magazine'', and ''Les Episodes''.<ref>[http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/119335423/les-episodes-n-8-denis-johnson-arnaud-viviant-claro-brina-svit-henry-baum-alain-adijes-hubert-blair-revue.html Les Episodes Book] </ref> He has published with Canongate and Cloverfield Press.
===Awards=== Baum has won three awards: the Gold IPPY Award for Visionary Fiction,<ref>[http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2010/05/ippy-awards-closer-look.html The Independent Publishing Magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406092804/http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2010/05/ippy-awards-closer-look.html|date=April 6, 2013}} Winners of IPPY Award</ref> Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival and the Hollywood Book Festival Grand Prize.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Book Festival {{!}} Awards and Honors {{!}} LibraryThing |url=https://www.librarything.com/award/6134/Hollywood-Book-Festival |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=LibraryThing.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, he was one of seven finalists for Best Writer at The Erotic Awards in London UK, along with Belle de Jour (writer) aka Dr Brooke Magnanti, Pamela Stephenson, and Alan Moore for his book God's Wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://juicyproductions.co.uk/2013-finalists/ |title=2013 Finalists — Juicy Productions Ltd |publisher=Juicyproductions.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-12}}</ref>
===Film=== A short film version of some of the scenes from ''The Golden Calf'' was made by director Ruben Fleischer while he was mentored by Robert Rodriguez at AFI. This film starred Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Berridge, Jay Johnston, Lelia Goldoni, and Robert Joy.<ref>[http://ruben.fm/work/short_films/theGoldenCalf/index.html the Golden Calf] Ruben Fleischer's "The Golden Calf"</ref>
===Blogging=== Henry Baum founded Self-Publishing Review, a website for self-published authors. He co-founded Filmmaking Review in 2012. Baum has also written a blog under the female pseudonym Shirley Shave. This blog later evolved into the 2012 novel ''God's Wife''.
===Music=== Baum played drums and bass guitar in several bands including Semi-Gloss, Montag, and others.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} He also released two solo albums under the name Ash Tree.<ref>[http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hbaum CD Baby – Ash Tree] </ref>
==Personal life== Baum is married to Cate Baum, a British writer and filmmaker. Henry Baum has a daughter from his first marriage. He resides in Spain. In July 2013, Baum announced via Facebook that he is suffering from CKD and initiated a campaign to look for a living kidney donor.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/FindAKidneyForHenryBaum</ref>
==Bibliography== * ''North of Sunset'' (2007) * ''The American Book Of The Dead'' (2011) * ''Gentleman Reptile'' (2006) * ''The Golden Calf'' (2008) * ''The American Book Of The Dead Part II'' (2012) * ''God's Wife'' (2012) * ''Oscar Caliber Gun'' (2001)
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==External links== * [http://www.henrybaum.com/ Official Henry Baum site] * {{IMDb name|1443972|Henry Baum}} * [https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/nov/19/self-published-books-where-to-find The Guardian on Self-Publishing Review] * [http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/ Self-Publishing Review] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130616032506/http://www.alterati.com/blog/2010/05/the-gspot-henry-baum/ Podcast with Henry Baum]
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