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Christopher Klim
Christopher Klim (born September 8, 1962) is an American novelist, best known for the books ''Jesus Lives in Trenton'' and ''True Surrealism''.
==Life==
Klim spent his formative years as a space program physicist working on long-range satellites, and became a journalist. His work has been compared to John Steinbeck,〔Robert Gover, quoted on original hardcover (Creative Arts Books 2002) from article "Old Times, Modern Writers", December 2001 by Gover〕 Dashiell Hammett,〔''Philadelphia Weekly'', July 10, 2002 article by Katie Haegele〕 and Carl Hiaasen.〔''Trenton Times'', June 2003 by Brad Grois〕 His first novel, ''Jesus Lives in Trenton'', became "a cult favorite satire on religious fanaticism".〔''Booklist'', February 12, 2004〕 Klim said, "JLIT served as a litmus test, evoking people’s sense of God and religion by the title alone...".〔(The Compulsive Reader interview with Christopher Klim ) 2004〕 ''Everything Burns'' is a fictionalized study of pyromania based partly on his experiences as a journalist. His novel ''The Winners Circle'', a satire about the meaning of wealth in America, lead ''The Book Reporter'' to call him "among the top humor novelists of the day."〔''The Book Reporter'', http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/193343502X.asp〕 His work has been praised repeatedly in publications such as ''Booklist'', ''Publishers Weekly'', and ''Kirkus''.
In 2005, Klim became the Chairman of the Eric Hoffer Award 〔''The Eric Hoffer Award'', http://www.hofferaward.com〕 for books and prose.
From 2007 to 2015, Klim served as the executive editor of ''Best New Writing'' 〔''Best New Writing'', http://www.bestnewwriting.com〕 which was said to "immediately become a treasured possession” by Walter Cronkite.〔Cronkite's commentary on premiere issue of ''Best New Writing'', ''Best New Writing 2008''.〕 He is a speaker on a range of topics such as society, the writing craft, and the history of the United States space program. He was the lead editor in restoring the works of the American writer Eric Hoffer to print〔Klim is editor of note on eight Hoffer reprints, including ''The Ordeal of Change'', ''Truth Imagined'', and ''The Passionate State of Mind''.〕 as well as editing American writer Robert Gover's later books. Klim has taught journalism at The College of New Jersey. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Documentary Editors at the University of Virginia.
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