Robert C. (Bob) Conner
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Malta, NY, United States |
| Introduction | Robert C. Conner (bobconner8@gmail.com) wrote the 2026 book The Detective and Dorothy Day, a mystery thriller and historical novel set in 1975 New York state. He met Day in mid-1970s when in the Catholic Worker movement. Conner's previous novel The Last Circle of Ulysses Grant was published in 2018. He is also the author of two biographies published by Casemate: James Montgomery: Abolitionist Warrior (2022), and General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth" (in quotes because the book came out in 2013). A former journalist, Conner organized and led a unit of The Newspaper Guild at his first job in the field. He won two first-place writing awards from New York Associated Press Association for newspapers with circulation between 50,000 and 200,000. From 2005-2008 he was state Capitol reporter in Albany for the Daily/Sunday Gazette of Schenectady. Other jobs have ranged from bicycle messenger to drug counselor. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University. Bob Conner and his wife Barbara were married in 1984 and have lived since then in upstate New York. They have several children and grandchildren, and remain active in community service. |