Luke Jerod Kummer

Luke Jerod Kummer’s nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York, New Republic, The Washingtonian, and The Village Voice. "Takers Mad" his new Audible Original, picks up the trail of a real-life crime that transfixed New York during the Gilded Age. His 2019 novel, "The Blue Period," depicted the tragedy that led a young Pablo Picasso to paint somber portraits in nocturnal shades. Booklist called Kummer's debut “lush biographical fiction,” and it was featured in American Way, Literary Hub, The Millions, Full Stop magazine and Marie Claire Greece.