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Stefan Merrill Block

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Stefan Merrill Block
at the 2026 Gaithersburg Book Festival
Websitehttps://www.stefanmerrillblock.com

Stefan Merrill Block (born 1982) is an American writer.

Biography

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Stefan Merrill Block was born in Texas and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.[1]

He has written three novels: The Story of Forgetting, The Storm at the Door,[2] and Oliver Loving.[3][4] Hanover Square Press published his debut memoir Homeschooled in 2026, which is about his experience being homeschooled by his eccentric and controlling mother for five years.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

His work appeared in The Guardian,[11] and The Atlantic.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ Collins, Harper. "Homeschooled". The Source. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Merrill Block, interviewed by Noreen Tomassi". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Home". stefanmerrillblock.com.
  4. ↑ "Oliver Loving". Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ↑ "Review | 'Homeschooled' recalls a formidable mother and a vexed education". The Washington Post. 2026-01-01. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  6. ↑ Mahoney, Brian K. (2026-01-10). ""Homeschooled": Stefan Merrill Block on Love, Isolation, and the Limits of Parental Freedom". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  7. ↑ Sturges, Fiona (2026-02-25). "Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block review – a true 'Misery' memoir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  8. ↑ "New memoir 'Homeschooled' tells the story of an education interrupted". Texas Standard. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  9. ↑ Drew, Caroline (2026-01-15). "A Moving Memoir for Lone Star Loners • The Austin Chronicle". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  10. ↑ "Homeschooled: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block". www.publishersweekly.com. October 14, 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  11. ↑ Block, Stefan Merrill (2026-01-19). "At nine, I disappeared into home schooling. No one came looking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  12. ↑ Khazan, Olga (2026-01-14). "He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
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