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Homer Hickam

Biography

Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 New York Times memoir ROCKET BOYS, which was adapted into the popular film OCTOBER SKY. A writer since grade school, he is also a Vietnam veteran, a former coal miner, a scuba instructor, an avid amateur paleontologist and a retired engineer. He lives in Alabama and the Virgin Islands.

Homer Hickam