Jonathan Evison
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Jonathan Evison is an American
writer best known for his novel All About Lulu
. His work, often distinguished by its emotional resonance and offbeat humor, has been compared to a variety of authors, most notably J.D. Salinger, Charles Dickens
, and John Irving
. His debut novel
, All About Lulu, published in 2008 by Soft Skull Press
, won critical acclaim, including the Washington State Book Award, and landed on many year-end “Best of” lists, including Hudson Booksellers, where it enjoyed the added distinction of being the only independent title selected in 2008. The L Magazine included All About Lulu in its Best Books of the Decade. A second novel, West of Here, was released in hardcover on February 15, 2011 by Algonquin Books and will appear in paperback in January 2012. Editor Chuck Adams (Water for Elephants, A Reliable Wife, An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England) has called West of Here the best novel he's worked on in over four decades of publishing. A third novel, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, will be released in 2012. He is currently at work on a fourth novel, The Dream Life of Huntington Sales. In 2009, Evison was awarded a Richard Buckley Fellowship from the Christopher Isherwood Foundation.
He is one of the contributors to the literary website Three Guys One Book and is the executive editor of The Nervous Breakdown.
Evison formerly worked as a laborer, a caregiver, a bartender, and a syndicated radio host. In this latter incarnation, he was the writer, producer, and host of the award winning comedy show, Shaken, Not Stirred. In his teens, Evison was the founding member and frontman of the Seattle punk band March of Crimes, which included future members of Pearl Jam
and Soundgarden
.
Born in San Jose, California, he now lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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writer best known for his novel All About Lulu
All About Lulu
All About Lulu is a coming-of-age novel by American author Jonathan Evison. The novel revolves around a family of bodybuilders in Santa Monica from the Summer of Love to the Dot-com bubble.-Plot summary:...
. His work, often distinguished by its emotional resonance and offbeat humor, has been compared to a variety of authors, most notably J.D. Salinger, Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
, and John Irving
John Irving
John Winslow Irving is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978...
. His debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, All About Lulu, published in 2008 by Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press...
, won critical acclaim, including the Washington State Book Award, and landed on many year-end “Best of” lists, including Hudson Booksellers, where it enjoyed the added distinction of being the only independent title selected in 2008. The L Magazine included All About Lulu in its Best Books of the Decade. A second novel, West of Here, was released in hardcover on February 15, 2011 by Algonquin Books and will appear in paperback in January 2012. Editor Chuck Adams (Water for Elephants, A Reliable Wife, An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England) has called West of Here the best novel he's worked on in over four decades of publishing. A third novel, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, will be released in 2012. He is currently at work on a fourth novel, The Dream Life of Huntington Sales. In 2009, Evison was awarded a Richard Buckley Fellowship from the Christopher Isherwood Foundation.
He is one of the contributors to the literary website Three Guys One Book and is the executive editor of The Nervous Breakdown.
Evison formerly worked as a laborer, a caregiver, a bartender, and a syndicated radio host. In this latter incarnation, he was the writer, producer, and host of the award winning comedy show, Shaken, Not Stirred. In his teens, Evison was the founding member and frontman of the Seattle punk band March of Crimes, which included future members of Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
and Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
.
Born in San Jose, California, he now lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.