Miller, Tom 1945–

(William Thomas Miller)

PERSONAL:

Born November 26, 1945, in Dothan, AL; son of William T. and Sara Frances Miller; married Connie Joan Shaw (a dentist), May 30, 1980; children: David T. Ethnicity: "White." Education: University of Alabama, B.A., M.A., 1970, M.L.S., 1974. Hobbies and other interests: Running.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Bettendorf, IA.

CAREER:

Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA, instructor in history and government, 1981-2001; Military.com Web site, entertainment writer, 2004—. Military service: U.S. Army, 1970-72; served in Vietnam; became first lieutenant; received Bronze Star.

WRITINGS:

All-Star Showdown (juvenile novel), Mid-Prairie Books (Parkersburg, IA), 1995.

Fourth and Long (juvenile novel), Mid-Prairie Books (Parkersburg, IA), 1997.

Full Court Press (juvenile novel), Mid-Prairie Books (Parkersburg, IA), 2000.

Freshman Sensation (juvenile novel), IDEA Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), 2007.

Contributor of articles and reviews to history journals.

SIDELIGHTS:

Tom Miller told CA: "I was trained as a historian and spent most of my working life as a college instructor. Over the years I wrote and published dozens of professional articles. It wasn't until my own son was eleven years old and beginning to play baseball that I decided to try my hand at writing for young readers. I used sports as a backdrop for my novels because those were the kind of stories that most influenced me as a youngster. I'm still writing juvenile novels, but since retirement from teaching I became a regular contributor to the popular Web site Military.com. Along with book and movie reviews, I write a column of nostalgic essays titled ‘Things I Remember.’ It spans the events that shaped my life and world as one of the original Baby Boomers. If there's enough interest, I'd like to publish a collection of the essays. Although my son's grown now, I still enjoy and write about young people."