Louis B. Jones
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Louis B. Jones is an American
author and screenwriter. He has written three novels, all of which have been named New York Times Notable Books of their respective years. His third novel, California's Over, was named the LA Times
' Best Book of the Year in 1997. He is an NEA fellow and a fellow of the MacDowell Colony
, and was a regular reviewer for the New York Times Book Review. Amy Tan
has called Jones “one of the best minds of our generation”.
He has served as visiting writer at a number of colleges around the country, and is currently the Fiction Director for the Squaw Valley Writer's Conference
.
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author and screenwriter. He has written three novels, all of which have been named New York Times Notable Books of their respective years. His third novel, California's Over, was named the LA Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
' Best Book of the Year in 1997. He is an NEA fellow and a fellow of the MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony
The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A., founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell. She established the institution and its endowment chiefly with donated funds...
, and was a regular reviewer for the New York Times Book Review. Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages...
has called Jones “one of the best minds of our generation”.
He has served as visiting writer at a number of colleges around the country, and is currently the Fiction Director for the Squaw Valley Writer's Conference
Squaw Valley Writer's Conference
The Squaw Valley Writer's Conference is an annual writer's conference organized by the "Squaw Valley Community of Writers." Founded by novelist Oakley Hall and writer Blair Fuller, it is held each summer in Olympic Valley, California...
.