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Jess Walter


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Jess Walter (born July 20, 1965) is an American author of six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction book. His books have been published in twenty-six countries and translated into twenty-eight languages. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, among others, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006.
 

Genres: Mystery, Literary Fiction, Historical, Romance, Science Fiction
 
Series
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Camden
   1. Citizen Vince (2005)
   2. The Zero (2006)
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Novels
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Collections
   We Live in Water (2013)
   The Angel of Rome (2022)
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Non fiction show
 
Jess Walter recommends
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Pelican Girls (2024)
Julia Malye
"Pelican Girls is a marvelous achievement, an immersive and moving novel, as beautifully written as it is impeccably researched. I haven't been this swept away by a piece of historical fiction since Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet."
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Dirty Suburbia (2024)
Sara Hosey
"Gritty and darkly funny and ultimately humane."
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Idlewild (2023)
James Frankie Thomas
"Idlewild is the funniest, most moving novel I've read in years, a story of youth and love in all its precocious glory. James Frankie Thomas channels a pair of brilliant, searching friends with precision (complete with research paper citations and fanfic), and invites the reader into its big, hidden heart."

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Anthologies containing stories by Jess Walter
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Small Odysseys (2022)
Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Stories
edited by
Hannah Tinti
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The Best American Short Stories 2017 (2017)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Meg Wolitzer

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Awards
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (2006) : Citizen Vince
National Book Award for Fiction Best Book nominee (2006) : The Zero


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