James W. Hall

About the Author

James was born in the year 1947 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He has his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in creative writing as well as a doctorate in literature from the University of Utah. He was also a Fulbright professor of literature in Spain. Between stints as a student, Hall has been a landscaper, a bartender, a marina worker, a handyman, a lifeguard, a summer camp dining hall manager, and a restaurant manager. He also dug post holes and built a fence for Robert Redford at his Sundance ranch. He started his career as a poet. He founded the creative writing program at Florida International University during the early seventies, where he taught for forty years. He and his wife Evelyn divide their time between the mountains of western North Carolina and South Florida. They h. James W. Hall is the author of over 155 books across 10 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Thorn Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, James W. Hall has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.