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Jess Walter has 4 past events. (show) Jess Walter reads from The Financial Lives of the Poets. Author Jess Walter will read from and sign his (recently-released in paperback) novel, The Financial Lives of the Poets. It is often said that books can transport us to another place or time, but novelist Jess Walter’s gift is in writing about where we are now. In The Financial Lives of the Poets, ... (more)Spokane’s own Edgar Award winner and National Book Award finalist presents his latest book, The Financial Lives of the Poets, his warmest and funniest novel ever. Journalist Matthew prior quits his day job and starts a website devoted to financial journalism in the form of poetry. Soon, Matt faces ... (more)Join Washington natives Jess Walter and Jim Lynch as they share their friendship and literary heroes, read a few passages from their books, and answer audience questions. Jess' third novel Citizen Vince was chosen by State Librarian Jan Walsh for her Washington Reads theme "Spokane and ... (more)
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | From author's site: http://www.jesswalter.com/bio.htm : Jess Walter is the author of THE ZERO, a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award and CITIZEN VINCE, winner of the 2005 Edgar Award for best novel, as well as two other novels and a nonfiction book. He's won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award and has been a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, the PEN USA Literary Prize, in both fiction and nonfiction, the ITW Thriller of the Year and he was part of a team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in spot news journalism. His books have been New York Times, Washington Post and NPR best books of the year and have been published in twenty countries.  | |
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