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164 165<section class='main-body'> 166<aside class='column column-sidebar-01'> 167<div class='column-sidebar-01__content-wrap'> 168<div class='sb_region'> 169<div class='sb_region small_primary_before_global'> 170<div class='region-contents'> 171</div> 172</div> 173 174<div class='sb_region small_primary_global'> 175<div class='region-contents'> 176</div> 177</div> 178 179<div class='sb_region small_primary_after_global'> 180<div class='region-contents'> 181</div> 182</div> 183 184 185</div> 186<div class='sb_region'> 187<div class='sb_region small_secondary_before_global'> 188<div class='region-contents'> 189</div> 190</div> 191 192<div class='sb_region small_secondary_global'> 193<div class='region-contents'> 194<div class='content-wrap'> 195<div class='content-container-wrapper'> 196<div class='content selected-works clearfix'> 197<div class='global_content_header_wrapper'> 198<div class='global_content_inner_wrapper'> 199<h3 class='MediumHeader here'><p class="from_wysiwyg">Books</p></h3> 200</div> 201</div> 202<!-- / Handled as per https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/125911081/comments/171467607 - LMS --> 203<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 204<h4>Novels</h4> 205</div> 206<div class='work-block'> 207<!-- sort order index is 2 --> 208<div class='work-title'> 209<a href="/the_cold_millions__2020__.htm">The Cold Millions (2020) </a> 210</div> 211<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg">"A great book to get lost in"</p> 212<p class="from_wysiwyg">~Philadelphia Inquirer~</p></div> 213</div> 214<div class='work-block'> 215<!-- sort order index is 3 --> 216<div class='work-title'> 217<a href="/beautiful_ruins__2012__117721.htm">Beautiful Ruins (2012)</a> 218</div> 219<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">A near-perfect rendezvous (of) literary depth and dazzle.</span><br><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ Entertainment Weekly ~Â </span></p></div> 220</div> 221<div class='work-block'> 222<!-- sort order index is 4 --> 223<div class='work-title'> 224<a href="/the_financial_lives_of_the_poets__2009__94357.htm">The Financial Lives of the Poets (2009)</a> 225</div> 226<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"Brilliant--and brilliantly funny."</span></p> 227<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ Esquire ~Â </span></p></div> 228</div> 229<div class='work-block'> 230<!-- sort order index is 5 --> 231<div class='work-title'> 232<a href="/the_zero__2006__54524.htm">The Zero (2006)</a> 233</div> 234<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"A brilliant tour de force."</span></p> 235<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ Kirkus Reviews ~Â </span></p></div> 236</div> 237<div class='work-block'> 238<!-- sort order index is 6 --> 239<div class='work-title'> 240<a href="/citizen_vince__2005__35703.htm">Citizen Vince (2005)</a> 241</div> 242<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"Immensely entertaining."</span></p> 243<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ Chicago Tribute ~</span></p></div> 244</div> 245<div class='work-block'> 246<!-- sort order index is 7 --> 247<div class='work-title'> 248<a href="/land_of_the_blind__2003__24616.htm">Land of the Blind (2003)</a> 249</div> 250<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"Funny, philosophical and original." </span></p> 251<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ The London Times ~</span></p></div> 252</div> 253<div class='work-block'> 254<!-- sort order index is 8 --> 255<div class='work-title'> 256<a href="/over_tumbled_graves__2001__24662.htm">Over Tumbled Graves (2001)</a> 257</div> 258<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"Riveting ... outstanding ... tremendous emotional impact."</span></p> 259<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ Washington Post Book World ~Â </span></p></div> 260</div> 261 262<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 263<h4>Story Collections</h4> 264</div> 265<div class='work-block'> 266<!-- sort order index is 9 --> 267<div class='work-title'> 268<a href="/the_angel_of_rome__2022__.htm">The Angel of Rome (2022) </a> 269</div> 270<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"Intensely affecting fiction"</span></p> 271<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ New York Times Book Review ~</span></p></div> 272</div> 273<div class='work-block'> 274<!-- sort order index is 10 --> 275<div class='work-title'> 276<a href="/we_live_in_water__2013__120477.htm">
276We Live in Water (2013)</a> 277</div> 278<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"Terrifically crafted, sometimes funny, and often heartrendingly grim"</span></p> 279<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ Boston Globe ~</span></p></div> 280</div> 281 282<div class='category_name_wrapper'> 283<h4>Nonfiction</h4> 284</div> 285<div class='work-block'> 286<!-- sort order index is 11 --> 287<div class='work-title'> 288<a href="/ruby_ridge__1995__originally_released_as_every_knee_shall_bow_24617.htm">Ruby Ridge (1995) Originally released as Every Knee Shall Bow</a> 289</div> 290<div class='work-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">"A stunning job of reporting."</span></p> 291<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family:arial , helvetica , sans-serif;">~ New York Times Book Review ~</span></p></div> 292</div> 293 294</div> 295</div> 296 297</div> 298<div class='content-wrap'> 299<div class='content-container-wrapper'> 300<div class='content global-content clearfix' data-global-content-container> 301<div class='global_content_header_wrapper'> 302<div class='global_content_inner_wrapper'> 303<h3 class='MediumHeader'> 304Quick Links 305</h3> 306</div> 307</div> 308<div class='inner-contents'> 309<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 310<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 311 312 313</div> 314<div class='link-block content clearfix'> 315<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="mailto:[email protected]">E-mail Jess Walter</a> 316</div> 317</div> 318<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 319<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 320 321 322</div> 323<div class='link-block content clearfix'> 324<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.jesswalter.com/events.htm">Jess Walter Events</a> 325</div> 326</div> 327<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 328<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 329 330 331</div> 332<div class='link-block content clearfix'> 333<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.auntiesbooks.com/search/apachesolr_search/jess%20walter">Find signed books here</a> 334</div> 335</div> 336<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 337<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 338 339 340</div> 341<div class='link-block content clearfix'> 342<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=Jess+Walter">Find Independent Booksellers</a> 343</div> 344</div> 345<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 346<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 347 348 349</div> 350<div class='link-block content clearfix'> 351<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.harpercollins.com">HarperCollins.com</a> 352</div> 353</div> 354<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 355<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 356 357 358</div> 359<div class='link-block content clearfix'> 360<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.authorsguild.org/">Authors Guild</a> 361</div> 362</div> 363 364</div> 365</div> 366</div> 367 368</div> 369</div> 370</div> 371 372<div class='sb_region small_secondary_after_global'> 373<div class='region-contents'> 374</div> 375</div> 376 377 378</div> 379</div> 380</aside> 381<section class='column column-primary column-last'> 382<div class='column-primary__content-wrap'> 383<div class='sb_region sb_region_page_title'> 384<div class='sb_page_title_wrapper'> 385<h2> 386<p style="text-align:center;"> <br></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:'book antiqua' , palatino , serif;font-size:24pt;color:#333300;">Biography </span></p> 387</h2> 388</div> 389 390</div> 391<div class='sb_region'> 392<div class='sb_region big'> 393<div class='region-contents'> 394<div class='content-wrap'> 395<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> 396<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> 397 398 399</div> 400<div class='content clearfix text-block'> 401<div class='image-block-align-right image-add-border image-wrap-text large'> 402<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 940px) 66vw, 100vw' src='/images/pie-jess.jpg' srcset='/images/pie-jess.jpg 1280w, /images/pie-jess.jpg 960w, /images/pie-jess.jpg 640w'></image> 403 404</div> 405<div class='text-wrapper'> 406<p class="from_wysiwyg"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Jess Walter is the award-winning, best-selling author of eight novels, two books of short stories and one nonfiction book. His work has been translated into 34 languages, and his fiction has been selected three times for <em>Best American Short Stories,</em> as well as the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, <em>Best American Nonrequired Reading </em>and<em> Best American Mystery and Suspense.</em> His stories, essays, criticism and journalism have appeared in, <em>Harper's</em>, <em>Esquire</em>, <em>Playboy,</em> <em>McSweeney's</em>, <em>Tin House</em>, <em>Ploughshares</em>, the <em>New York Times</em>, the <em>Washington Post</em> and many others.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Walter began his writing career in 1987 as a reporter for his hometown newspaper, <em>The Spokesman-Review</em>. He was a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize as part of a team covering the shootout and standoff at Ruby Ridge, in Northern Idaho. This became the subject of Walter's first book, <em>Every Knee Shall Bow</em>, in 1995. He has also worked as a screenwriter and has taught graduate creative writing at the University of Iowa, Pacific University, Eastern Washington University and Pacific Lutheran University.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Walter was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006 for <em>The Zero,</em> and won the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award for <em>Citizen Vince</em>
406. He has twice won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, for <em>The Zero</em> and <em>We Live in Water</em>, won the Washington State Book Award for <em>The Cold Millions,</em> and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize (<em>The Zero</em>) and the PEN/USA Award in both fiction (<em>The Zero</em>) and nonfiction (<em>Every Knee Shall Bow</em>). His novel <em>Beautiful Ruins</em> was a #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestseller and spent more than a year on the bestseller list. It was also <em>Esquire's</em> Book of the Year and NPR <em>Fresh Air's</em> Novel of the Year. <em>The Financial Lives of the Poets</em> was <em>Time Magazine's</em>#2 novel of the year and Walter's story collection, <em>We Live in Water</em>, was listed by former U.S. President Barack Obama on his best books of 2019 and was longlisted for the Story Prize and the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award. </span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Walter and his wife, Anne, live in Spokane, Washington.</span></p> 407</div> 408</div> 409</div> 410 411 412</div> 413</div> 414</div> 415 416 417</div> 418</div> 419</section> 420</section> 421</main> 422</div> 423<div class='sbx_wrapper_footer' id='sbx_wrapper_footer'> 424<footer> 425<div class='sb_region sb_site_copyright_region'> 426<div class='sb_copyright_wrapper'> 427<div class='footer-left'> 428</div> 429<div class='footer-right'> 430<div class='social'> 431<div class='social-div'> 432<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/1JessWalter"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-x"></use></svg> 433</a></div> 434<div class='social-div'> 435<a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/JessWalterAuthor/"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use></svg> 436</a></div> 437<div class='social-div'> 438<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/jesswalterbooks/"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-instagram"></use></svg> 439</a></div> 440</div> 441</div> 442 443</div> 444</div> 445</footer> 446</div> 447<div class='modal modal-public' data-ajax-modal> 448<div class='modal-fade-screen'> 449<div class='modal-wrapper'> 450<div class='modal-inner'> 451<div data-ajax-modal-content></div> 452<div data-ajax-modal-loading> 453Loading…} 454</div> 455</div> 456</div> 457</div> 458</div> 459 460<div class='modal' data-image-modal> 461<div class='modal-fade-screen'> 462<div class='modal-wrapper'> 463<div class='modal-inner'> 464<i class='image-modal-close ss-icon ss-delete'></i> 465<img data-image-modal-content> 466</div> 467</div> 468</div> 469</div> 470
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