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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Salinas, California, U.S. |
| Genre | Fiction |
James Boice (born 1982) is an American fiction writer.
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Salinas, California, U.S. |
| Genre | Fiction |
James Boice (born 1982) is an American fiction writer.
He was born in Salinas, California, and raised in Northern Virginia.
He is the author of MVP , published by Scribner in 2007, the prologue of which debuted in Esquire in September 2006. [1] His second novel, NoVA was published by Scribner in 2008. [2] His third novel, The Good and the Ghastly, also published by Scribner, was released in 2011. [3]
His work has also appeared in Fiction , McSweeney's , [4] Salt Hill , [5] and Like Water Burning. He has contributed to Esquire. [1]
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