Chris Bachelder (born 1971) is an American writer and frequent contributor to the publications McSweeney's Quarterly Concern and The Believer. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia. He attended Virginia Tech (BA, 1992) and the University of Florida at Gainesville (MFA, 2002). Bachelder has taught fiction writing and literature courses at Colorado College (Assistant Professor), North Carolina Governor's School West, New Mexico State University (Visiting Professor), and The University of Massachusetts Amherst MFA Program for Poets & Writers, along with Sabina Murray, Noy Holland and Anthony Giardina. He currently teaches at the University of Cincinnati (Associate Professor). Bachelder's e-book, Lessons in Virtual Tour Photography, was McSweeney's first career-development e-book. By 2004, more than 45,000 people had downloaded the novel. His most recent novel, The Throwback Special, was published by W.W. Norton and Company in March 2016 and was named as a finalist for the National Book Award. Bibliography Bear v. Shark (Scribner, 2001) Lessons in Virtual Tour Photography (e-book), 2006, McSweeney's U.S.! (Bloomsbury USA, 2006). Abbott Awaits (Louisiana State University Press, 2011) The Throwback Special (W. W. Norton, 2016) References External links Chris Bachelder, Lessons in Virtual Tour Photography (free e-book), McSweeney's Chris Bachelder faculty page at University of Cincinnati 1971 births Living people American male novelists Massachusetts culture People from Christiansburg, Virginia University of Florida alumni Virginia Tech alumni University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty Colorado College faculty New Mexico State University faculty 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Massachusetts Novelists from Colorado