Welcome to the sometimes silly, often eclectic, always curious literary universe of Mark Hummel.
His most recent book, Man, Underground debuted in October 2023. A fast-paced dark comedy, the novel explores the transformative power found in random acts of kindness when two strangers’ lives intersect. To learn more or to purchase, click on the cover.
The novel has been honored by the Nautilus Book Awards, the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, the High Plains Book Awards, and the Montana Book Awards.
“I was hooked from the first page.” — Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Mark Hummel
is the award-winning author of the novels Man, Underground and the In the Chameleon’s Shadow and the short story collection Lost and Found. Writing as Mark Leichliter, he is the author of the crime novel The Other Side. His work has appeared, among many other places, in the pages of The Arlington Literary Journal, The Bloomsbury Review, Dogwood, Fugue, Per Contra, Talking River Review, Weber: the Contemporary West, and Zone 3. He is the editor of the literary magazine bioStories.
From the very first pages, I was drawn into the story through its sparkling, muscular dialogue, and then lured on by a series of plot moves both arresting and entirely plausible. This truly wonderful novel reminded me that grief met with patience and the willingness to listen can be grief gently and incrementally eased. — Liza Wieland, author of Paris, 7 A.M. and Land of Enchantment
Also by Mark Hummel
Aaron Lugner is a chameleon. A skillful con-artist hidden in plain sight, he uses his good looks and mysteriousness as camouflage. Character-based and dialogue-driven, the novel offers an approachable exploration of our culture’s affinity for self-deception and our uncertain relationship with identity.
Lost and Found is an eclectic collection of twelve stories recounting tales of love and loss, heartache and redemption. The collection offers a ranging cast of vibrant characters.