Eric Barnes (born February 28, 1968) is an American writer and publisher. He is the author of the novels Above the Ether, from Arcade Publishing, The City Where We Once Lived, from Arcade Publishing, Shimmer, from Unbridled Books and Something Pretty, Something Beautiful, from Outpost19, as well as the author of numerous short stories, including stories published in The Literary Review, Prairie Schooner, The Northwest Review, Raritan and other publishers of short literary fiction. Barnes' novel The City Where We Once Lived was a top 100 Kindle download from Amazon in the summer of 2020, peaking at #63 on August 10, 2020. His novel Above the Ether was a top 200 Kindle download that summer, reaching #193. The novel The City Where We Once Lived has led to Barnes' work being cited as contributing to the national conversation on climate change. Barnes' short story "Something Pretty, Something Beautiful" was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories 2011, a series edited by Otto Penzler. Barnes is the publisher and CEO of The Daily Memphian, an online news site in Memphis started in September 2018. Barnes is also the publisher of The Daily News, as well as The West Tennessee News, The Nashville Ledger, The Knoxville Ledger, and The Hamilton County Herald. Barnes is also the host of the weekly news program on local Public Television, WKNO. The show, Behind the Headlines, covers local stories, including stories about politics, business and the public interest. Barnes received his BA from Connecticut College and his MFA from Columbia University. He was formerly a [eporter and editor in Connecticut and New York City and, before that, worked in Kenai, Alaska. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington. He lives in Memphis. Source: Wikipedia (en)