Jess Walter

Jess Walter is the author of five novels and one nonfiction book. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages and his essays, short fiction, criticism and journalism have been widely published, in Details, Playboy, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe among many others.

His books:
--THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF THE POETS, 2009.
--THE ZERO, a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award, the 2007 PEN Center Literary Award and the 2007 LA Times Book Prize and winner of the 2007 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award.
--CITIZEN VINCE, winner of the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel and a finalist for the ITW Thriller of the Year award.
--LAND OF THE BLIND (2003)
--OVER TUMBLED GRAVES, a 2001 New York Times notable book
--EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW (rereleased as RUBY RIDGE), a finalist for the PEN USA literary nonfiction award in 1996.

Walter also writes screenplays and was the co-author of Christopher Darden’s 1996 bestseller In Contempt. He lives with his wife Anne and children, Brooklyn, Ava and Alec in his childhood home of Spokane, Washington.

You can email Jess at j.walter@comcast.net