Brendan Patrick Hughes was born and raised in Boston. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Columbia University’s School of the Arts. His writing has appeared in Next American City, Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, The Believer, Words Without Borders, and The Portland Phoenix. He lives in New York.
When Downtown Drowns, review of the show Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Next American City, Summer 2010
City Study: Boston, Next American City, Spring 2010
Isn't It Authentic? review of Sharon Zukin's Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places, Next American City, Winter 2009
The Gospel According to Jeremiah Moss Next American City, Fall 2009
Yu Hua's Brothers, Reviewed in Words Without Borders, September 2009 (selected as National Book Critics Circle Featured Review)
Under Jimmy's Awning, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, August 2009
Taken Down in Chinatown, Next American City, April 2009
Left Out: Portland's Hidden History, The Portland Phoenix, January 30, 2008
Naguib Mahfouz’s Three Novels of Ancient Egypt, reviewed in The Believer, September 2007
Stephen King's The Colorado Kid, reviewed in The Portland Phoenix, January 13, 2006