Dan Hurley (author)

Dan Hurley is an American science reporter and 60-Second Novelist. [1][2][3] He has written several books and contributed pieces to The New York Times,[4] Wired, The Washington Post, Neurology Today and The Atlantic.[5]

Early life

Hurley attended the Free School of Bergen County[6]--a hippie high school--and then attended and graduated from Beloit College in Wisconsin.[7]

Honours

Hurley received the American Society of Journalists and Authors' award for investigative journalism in 1995.[8]

Personal life

Hurley was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 18.[7] He currently resides in New Jersey with his family.

Works

  • Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power New York : Hudson Street Press (2013) ISBN 978-1594631276 OCLC 849719216
  • Diabetes Rising: How a rare disease became a modern pandemic, and what to do about it New York : Kaplan (2011) ISBN 978-1607144588 OCLC 427608826
  • Natural Causes: Death, Lies, and Politics in America's Herbal Supplement Industry New York : Broadway Books (2006) ISBN 978-0767920421 OCLC 70122602
  • The 60-Second Novelist: What 22,613 People Taught Me About Life Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications (1999) ISBN 978-1558746923 OCLC 40948515
  • Can You Make Yourself Smarter?: New York Times (2012)

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Nancy Bearden. (2000-06-01). "Give Dan Hurley A Minute And He'll Write You A Novel." (pages 1 and 2). Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  2. ^ van Bakel, Rogier (November 1995). "Fast Fiction: Don't have time to read a book? Dan Hurley is America Online's first 60-second novelist". Wired. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  3. ^ Campbell, Susan (1999-11-28). "'60-second Novelist' Visits Area". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  4. ^ Hurley, Dan (April 22, 2012). "Can You Make Yourself Smarter?". The New York Times Magazine. p. 38. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Articles by Dan Hurley". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ^ Innes, Charlotte (1986-08-19). "The most novel performer on the street". The Record. pp. B-1, B-4. Retrieved 2025-07-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b Tenderich, Amy (September 29, 2009). "Author Dan Hurley on Diabetes, Part 1: "Try Harder" is Not Enough!". Healthline. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Author Dan Hurley biography and book list". freshfiction.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.