Jeremy Jackson (author)

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Jeremy Jackson is an American author. He has written two novels, Life at These Speeds (2002), about a high school boy who finds his life through long-distance running and track, [1] and In Summer (2004), [2] with a similar premise, about a high school graduate caught between his adolescence and adulthood. The manuscript of Life at These Speeds won a James A. Michener/Copernicus Society of America Fellowship in 2000 and was later a selection for Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers. The novel became a feature film, 1 Mile to You , starring Billy Crudup and Graham Rogers (2017). [3]

Jackson has also written three cookbooks, The Cornbread Book (2003), [4] Desserts That Have Killed Better Men Than Me (2004) [5] and Good Day for a Picnic (2005). [6] His recipes and food writing have appeared in the Chicago Tribune , The Washington Post , and Food and Wine . The Cornbread Book was nominated for a James Beard Award.

Jeremy Jackson also writes young adult novels under the pseudonym Alex Bradley. [7] Alex Bradley's first novel was 24 Girls in 7 Days (2005), [8] about a romantically challenged teenager who dates 24 girls in 7 days. His second novel was Hot Lunch (2007), [9] about two high school girls who have to take over their school's hot lunch program as punishment for a food fight.

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  2. "In Summer". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. Tilden, Leif (2017-04-07), 1 Mile to You (Drama, Romance, Sport), Graham Rogers, Tim Roth, Stefanie Scott, Thomas Cocquerel, Cinema Revival, Culmination Productions, Ingenious Media, retrieved 2020-10-28
  4. "The Cornbread Book". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. Jackson, Jeremy (2004). Desserts that have killed better men than me: a sweet tooth's most wanted recipes. New York: Morrow. ISBN   978-0-06-052712-9. OCLC   51983331.
  6. Jackson, Jeremy (2005). Good day for a picnic : simple food that travels well. Internet Archive. New York : William Morrow. ISBN   978-0-06-072680-5.
  7. "Jackson, Jeremy (Alex Bradley) - Iowa Center for the Book".
  8. "24 Girls In 7 Days by Alex Bradley | Scholastic". www.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  9. Bradley, Alex (2007-08-16). Hot Lunch. Penguin. ISBN   978-1-4406-1969-4.