Jess Walter

Jess Walter is an accomplished American novelist and screenwriter. He has written around eight books, with his work being translated into over 20 languages. His writing spans various genres, including mystery, thriller, nonfiction, literature, and fiction. Walter has received numerous accolades for his work, including being a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006 and winning the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 2005. Additionally, he has been a finalist for the PEN/USA Literary Prize for his fiction and nonfiction writing.

Walter's short fiction has been featured in several prominent publications, such as Harper's, Esquire, Best American Short Stories, and McSweeney's. His essays, journalism, and criticism have also been widely published in esteemed newspapers, including The Washington Post, Playboy, the Los Angeles Times, Details, and Newsweek. Moreover, Walter has writing credits beyond novels and short stories, including co-writing the bestseller play, In Contempt, with Christopher Darden in 1996.

Born in Spokane, Washington, in 1965, Walter began his writing career in 2001. He has published five novels and one nonfiction book, with his most recent works being the story collection, The Angel of Rome (2022), and the national bestselling novel, The Cold Millions (2020). His novel, Beautiful Ruins (2012), was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Walter's writing has been published in more than 30 foreign languages and is known to captivate audiences worldwide. He currently resides in his childhood home of Spokane, Washington, with his wife Anne and their children, Brooklyn, Ava, and Alec.
Camden Books
# Title Year
1 Citizen Vince 2005
2 The Zero 2006
Caroline Mabry Books
# Title Year
1 Over Tumbled Graves 2001
2 Land of the Blind 2003
The One Books
# Title Year
1 Before Her 2019
2 Before Her ( By: Jacqueline Woodson) 2019
3 Parable 2019
4 Lila ( By: Naima Coster) 2019
5 Lila 2019
6 A Wedding Thing (By: Shea Serrano) 2019
7 A Wedding Thing 2019
8 Yes, And (By: Kristi Coulter) 2019
9 Yes, And 2019
10 The Visitor (By: Dodai Stewart) 2019
11 Speed Grieving (By: Allison Ellis) 2019
12 The Visitor 2019
13 Speed Grieving 2019
Warmer Collection Books
# Title Year
1 The Way the World Ends 2018
2 Boca Raton 2018
3 Boca Raton ( By: Lauren Groff) 2018
4 Controller 2018
5 Controller ( By: Jesse Kellerman) 2018
6 There's No Place Like Home 2018
7 There's No Place Like Home ( By: Edan Lepucki) 2018
8 Falls the Shadow (By: Skip Horack) 2018
9 Falls the Shadow 2018
10 At the Bottom of New Lake 2018
11 At the Bottom of New Lake ( By: Sonya Larson) 2018
12 The Hillside ( By: Jane Smiley) 2018
13 The Hillside 2018
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Financial Lives of the Poets 2009
2 Beautiful Ruins 2012
3 The Cold Millions 2020
4 So Far Gone 2025
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Town and Country 2020
2 The Angel of Rome 2022
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 We Live in Water 2013
2 The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories 2022
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Every Knee Shall Bow 1995
2 Ruby Ridge 1995
3 In Contempt 1996
4 In Contempt (With: Christopher Darden) 1996
Akashic Drug Chronicles Books
# Title Year
1 The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child, Laura Lippman, Gary Phillips, Ken Bruen, Jervey Tervalon, Bill Moody) 2005
2 The Speed Chronicles (With: Megan Abbott, Scott Phillips, Sherman Alexie, James Franco, William T. Vollmann, Beth Lisick, Tao Lin, James Greer, Jerry Stahl, Natalie Díaz, Joseph Mattson, Kenji Jasper, Rose Bunch) 2011
3 The Heroin Chronicles (By: Jervey Tervalon, Lydia Lunch, Erin Moon, Nathan Larson, Antonia Crane, Jerry Stahl, Eric Bogosian, Ava Stander, John Albert, Michael Albo, Sophia Langdon, Tony O'Neill, L.Z. Hansen) 2013
4 The Marijuana Chronicles ( By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013
5 The Nicotine Chronicles (By: Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates, Hannah Tinti, Christopher Sorrentino, Cara Black, Lauren Sanders, Bernice L. McFadden, Jonathan Ames) 2020
Jess Walter Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Our Mothers' Spirits: Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men 1997
2 The Cocaine Chronicles 2005
3 Portland Noir 2009
4 ESPN Quick Pitches: A Star-Studded Lineup of Original Sports Fiction 2011
5 The Best American Short Stories 2012 2012
6 The Best American Short Stories 2015 2015
7 McSweeney's #49 2017
8 The Best American Short Stories 2017 2017
9 The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022 2022
10 The Best Short Stories 2024 2024