James Boice (writer)
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James Boice is a fiction writer. He was born in Salinas, CA and raised in Northern Virginia
. He dropped out of college at eighteen to write fiction. He is the author of MVP
, published by Scribner
in 2007, the prologue of which debuted in Esquire
in September 2006. His second novel, NoVA was published by Scribner in 2008. His third novel, The Good and the Ghastly, is forthcoming from Scribner
. His work has also appeared in Fiction Magazine
, McSweeney's
, Salt Hill
, and Like Water Burning. He has contributed to Esquire. He writes about pathological professional athletes, pathological northern Virginia residents, and other pathological people. He lives in New York now after several years in Cambridge, MA.
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
. He dropped out of college at eighteen to write fiction. He is the author of MVP
MVP (novel)
MVP is the debut novel of writer James Boice. It follows the life story of Gilbert Marcus, a star basketball player who rapes and kills a woman in a hotel room during the off-season. The prologue was featured in Esquire Magazine in September 2006. Publishers Weekly described it as a "stunning debut."...
, published by Scribner
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
in 2007, the prologue of which debuted in Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
in September 2006. His second novel, NoVA was published by Scribner in 2008. His third novel, The Good and the Ghastly, is forthcoming from Scribner
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
. His work has also appeared in Fiction Magazine
Fiction Magazine
Fiction is a literary magazine founded in 1972 by Mark Jay Mirsky, Donald Barthelme, and Max Frisch. It is published by the City College of New York....
, McSweeney's
McSweeney's
McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,...
, Salt Hill
Salt Hill
Salt Hill is a district within the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire in the south of England, close to London. Before 1974, Salt Hill was part of Buckinghamshire...
, and Like Water Burning. He has contributed to Esquire. He writes about pathological professional athletes, pathological northern Virginia residents, and other pathological people. He lives in New York now after several years in Cambridge, MA.