Stefan Merrill Block

Stefan Merrill Block
Stefan Merrill Block
	at the 2026 Gaithersburg Book Festival
Website	https://www.stefanmerrillblock.com

Stefan Merrill Block (born 1982) is an American writer.

Biography

Stefan Merrill Block was born in Texas and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.^[1]

He has written three novels: The Story of Forgetting, The Storm at the Door,^[2] and Oliver Loving.^[3]^[4] Hanover Square Press published his debut memoir Homeschooled in 2026, which is about his experience being homeschooled by his eccentric and controlling mother for five years.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

His work appeared in The Guardian,^[11] and The Atlantic.^[12]

References

↑ Collins, Harper. "Homeschooled". The Source. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ "Stefan Merrill Block, interviewed by Noreen Tomassi". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ "Home". stefanmerrillblock.com.
↑ "Oliver Loving". Kirkus Reviews.
↑ "Review | 'Homeschooled' recalls a formidable mother and a vexed education". The Washington Post. 2026-01-01. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
↑ Mahoney, Brian K. (2026-01-10). ""Homeschooled": Stefan Merrill Block on Love, Isolation, and the Limits of Parental Freedom". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ Sturges, Fiona (2026-02-25). "Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block review – a true 'Misery' memoir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ "New memoir 'Homeschooled' tells the story of an education interrupted". Texas Standard. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ Drew, Caroline (2026-01-15). "A Moving Memoir for Lone Star Loners • The Austin Chronicle". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ "Homeschooled: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block". www.publishersweekly.com. October 14, 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ Block, Stefan Merrill (2026-01-19). "At nine, I disappeared into home schooling. No one came looking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
↑ Khazan, Olga (2026-01-14). "He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

External links

https://www.stefanmerrillblock.com/

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[1] Collins, Harper. "Homeschooled". The Source. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[2] "Stefan Merrill Block, interviewed by Noreen Tomassi". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[3] "Home". stefanmerrillblock.com.

[4] "Oliver Loving". Kirkus Reviews.

[5] "Review | 'Homeschooled' recalls a formidable mother and a vexed education". The Washington Post. 2026-01-01. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-01-08.

[6] Mahoney, Brian K. (2026-01-10). ""Homeschooled": Stefan Merrill Block on Love, Isolation, and the Limits of Parental Freedom". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[7] Sturges, Fiona (2026-02-25). "Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block review – a true 'Misery' memoir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[8] "New memoir 'Homeschooled' tells the story of an education interrupted". Texas Standard. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[9] Drew, Caroline (2026-01-15). "A Moving Memoir for Lone Star Loners • The Austin Chronicle". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[10] "Homeschooled: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block". www.publishersweekly.com. October 14, 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[11] Block, Stefan Merrill (2026-01-19). "At nine, I disappeared into home schooling. No one came looking". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

[12] Khazan, Olga (2026-01-14). "He Was Homeschooled for Years, and Fell So Far Behind". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

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