Joe Queenan is a cultural critic and movie reviewer, living in Tarrytown, NY. He contributes regularly to the New York Times Book Review, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and the Guardian. He is the author of 10 books, including Queenan Country (2005) and Balsamic Dreams: A Short But Self-important History of the Baby Boomer Generation (2006). His memoir, Closing Time, will be published in paperback in 2010 by Viking and Picador.
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