George Howe Colt

George Howe Colt is an American journalist and author.[1]

He is the author of November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide (1991), The Big House (2003),[2] Brothers (2012),[3] and The Game (2018).[4] He is married to author Anne Fadiman.

Colt was a staff writer for Life. His 2003 book about his last summer with his family at their summer house on Cape Cod, The Big House, was a finalist for the National Book Award.[5]

He graduated from Harvard University.[6] His uncle was the lawyer and politician James Colt; the Colts are related to the prominent Forbes family, through which a distant cousin is the politician and diplomat John Kerry.[7]

  1. ^ Holt, George Howe. (2003). The big house. New York: Scribner. [Back Cover]
  2. ^ Schreiber, Le Anne (6 July 2003). "All in the Family". The New York Times. p. 8.
  3. ^ Lopate, Phillip (21 December 2012). "Fraternity of Men". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968 by George Howe Colt. Scribner, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5011-0478-7". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. ^ National Book Awards 2003
  6. ^ "Colt, George Howe | Encyclopedia.com".
  7. ^ Marquard, Bryan (12 June 2008). "James D. Colt, 75, lawyer and former state representative". Boston.com.