Charles Baxter is an American author born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to John and Mary Barber (Eaton) Baxter. He graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul. In 1974 he received his PhD in English from the University at Buffalo with a thesis on Djuna Barnes, Malcolm Lowry, and Nathanael West. He currently teaches at the University of Minnesota and in the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers.

Charles Baxter

Charles Baxter is the author of six novels, six books of short fiction, and three nonfiction books on the craft of fiction. His work has also been widely anthologized, including The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and The O. Henry Prize Story Anthology. His novel The Feast of Love was made into a movie starring Morgan Freeman. Baxter is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and lives in downtown Minneapolis. His latest book is the novel Blood Test: A Comedy.