Jess Walter (born July 20, 1965 ) is an American author of seven novels, two collections of short stories, and a non-fiction book. He is the recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award , and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006.
11-1671: (Redirected from Jesses ) [REDACTED] Look up jess or Jess in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. For other uses, see Jess (disambiguation) . Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form ( hypocorism ) of Jessica , Jesse , Jessie , Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to: Given name [ edit ] Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radio host Jess Cates (born 1976), American songwriter Jess Collins (1923–2004), American visual artist Jess Conrad (born 1936), British actor Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), American judge Jess E. DuBois (1934–2022), American painter Jess Folley (born 2003), English singer Jess Glynne (born 1989), English singer and songwriter Jess Hahn (1921–1998), American actor Jess Harnell (born 1963), American voice actor Jess Hartley (born 1967), American writer Jess Herbst (born 1958), American politician Jess Hill (1907–1993), American athlete and coach Jess Hill , Australian investigative reporter and author Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. (1930–2011), American wine entrepreneur Jess Klein (born 1974), American singer/songwriter Jess Liaudin (born 1973), French mixed martial artist Jess Lee (Canadian singer) , Canadian country music singer Jess Lee (Malaysian singer) (born 1988) Jess Margera (born 1978), American drummer Jess McMahon (1882–1954), American professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter, patriarch of
22-496: A "literary miracle" and Steve Almond of The Boston Globe described it as "a novel with pathos, piercing wit, and, most important, the generous soul of a literary classic". Walter's 2009 novel The Financial Lives of the Poets was named one of the best books of the year by Time , The Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , The Believer , NPR's Fresh Air, and several others. Walter also writes screenplays, and has written
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55-546: The 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bradley, the confidant/protégé/lover/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic book series The Boys Jess Mariano , in the television series Gilmore Girls Jess ( Misfits ) , in the British television series Misfits Jess ( New Girl ) , the eponymous New Girl on the FOX sitcom. Jess Riley, playable character in the survival horror game Until Dawn Jess Squirrel , in
66-725: The Blind , Citizen Vince , The Zero , The Financial Lives of the Poets , Beautiful Ruins , and The Cold Millions . In 2013, he published his first collection of short stories, We Live in Water, which President Barack Obama named one of his favorite books in 2019. In 2022, he published his second collection of short stories, The Angel of Rome. His essays and short stories have also appeared in Best American Short Stories , Best American Nonrequired Reading , McSweeny's , Esquire , Harper's , Byliner , Playboy , ESPN
77-683: The Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel in 2006. Walter is also a career journalist, whose work has appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post and The Boston Globe . As a reporter he covered the Randy Weaver / Ruby Ridge case for the Spokane Spokesman-Review newspaper and authored a book about the case, Every Knee Shall Bow (revised edition titled Ruby Ridge ). He also
88-548: The Magazine , Details , and other publications. His books have been published in thirty-two countries and translated into thirty-two languages. Walter's novel Beautiful Ruins was a number one New York Times best seller. It was also named Esquire's Book of the Year, NPR Fresh Air's Best Novel of 2012, a New York Times Notable Book, and a Washington Post Notable Book. Maureen Corrigan of NPR's Fresh Air called this novel
99-1913: The McMahon family of businesspeople and promoters Jess Mortensen (1907–1962), American multi-sport college athlete and track-and-field coach Jess Mowry (born 1960), American author Jess Nevins (born 1966), American author Jess Oppenheimer (1913–1988), American television writer Jess Phillips (disambiguation) Jess J. Present (1921–1998), American politician Jess Richardson (1930–1975), American football player Jess Robbins (1886–1973), American film director Jess Roden (born 1947), British musician Jess Roskelley (1982–2019), American mountaineer Jess Row (born 1974), American writer Jess Simpson (born 1970), American football player Jess Stacy (1904–1995), American jazz pianist Jess Stearn (1914–2002), American journalist and author Jess Thomas (1927–1993), American opera singer Jess Thorup (born 1970), Danish former footballer Jess Vanstrattan (born 1982), Australian soccer player Jess von der Ahe (born 1966), American artist Jess Walter (born 1965), American author Jess Walton (born 1949), American actress Jess Weixler (born 1981), American actress Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer Jess Winfield (born 1961), American writer Jess Yates (1918–1993), British television presenter Surname [ edit ] Carl Jess (1884–1948), Australian Army lieutenant general Eoin Jess (born 1970), Scottish former footballer Jim Jess (born 1955), retired Australian rules football player John Jess (1922–2003), Australian politician Matt Jess (born 1984), English rugby union player Tyehimba Jess (born 1965), American poet Walter Jess (born 1942), Canadian politician Fictional characters [ edit ] Jess Bhamra, in
110-594: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jess&oldid=1258874872 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hypocorisms English masculine given names Masculine given names English feminine given names Feminine given names English unisex given names Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
121-521: The screenplay for a possible film adaptation of The Financial Lives of the Poets. His 2006 novel The Zero was a finalist for the National Book Award . In a 2006 Washington Post book review, John McNally writes that with The Zero Walter has "written a new thriller not only with a conscience but also full of dead-on insights into our culture ... and the often surreal post-9/11 world." Citizen Vince , Walter's 2005 novel, earned him
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