Paul Catanese | |
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Born | New York |
Pen name | P. W. Catanese |
Occupation | Writer, Advertising |
Genre | Children's fiction |
Notable works | Books of Umber |
Website | |
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Paul Catanese is an American author and advertising writer that writes under the pseudonym P. W. Catanese. [1] Catanese is best known for his Books of Umber series, [2] which has been mostly well received. [3] [4] As a teenager, Catanese attended Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Connecticut, later attending the University of Connecticut and taking a job with an advertising company in Glastonbury, Connecticut. [5]
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