Jess Walter

A former National Book Award finalist and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Jess Walter is the author of six 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 Best American Short Stories, Best American Nonrequired Reading, Harper's, Esquire, McSweeney's, Byliner, Playboy, ESPN the Magazine, Details and many others.

His books:
--BEAUTIFUL RUINS, a New York Times bestseller.
--THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF THE POETS, (2009), Time Magazine's #2 novel of the year.
--THE ZERO, 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.
--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 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