Sam Sussman

Sam Sussman is an American writer. He is best known for his debut novel, Boy From the North Country, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards in Fiction and Debut Fiction. as well as the best debut novel of Fall 2025 by Oprah Daily.

Early life and education Sussman was born in 1991, and grew up in Goshen, New York.Sussman has said that literature was "a love language between my mother and me."

Sussman studied one year at SUNY Binghamton and one year at Christ Church, Oxford, before transferring to Swarthmore College, from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He later attended Oxford University, from which he earned a Master of Philosophy in international studies.

Career Sussman has taught writing and literature seminars in England, India, Peru, and Chile. While living in England, Sussman won the BAFTA New Writing Award for original screenplay.

Boy from the North Country (2025)

Boy From the North Country is an autofictional novel based on Sussman's Harper's Magazine memoir essay, "The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan's Son." The novel was published September 16, 2025, by Penguin Press. The novel was well received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews,

Human rights activism Sussman co-founded Extend,

Personal life Sussman has lived in Berlin and Jerusalem. Dylan wrote parts of Blood on the Tracks in the apartment.