Writer Theodore Weesner has died. He was 79 years old.
As an author, Weesner was best known for his debut novel The Car Thief. He followed-up this work with five other novels and one short story collection.
Here’s more from The New York Times: “He taught for years at the University of New Hampshire and later at Emerson College. His other books include Winning the City, a 1990 novel about a high school basketball player; a story collection, Children’s Hearts (1992); and a 2000 novel, Harbor Lights, about a lobster man facing death from cancer.”