Walter Kirn
publication date: Monday, August 15, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Literature
clue: After early success writing about a teenager who sucks his thumb, the future of his writing career is no longer up in the air.
explanation: Kirn wrote Thumbsucker and Up in the Air. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Jesse King
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