Jessica James | |
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Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania |
Genre | Romance, suspense, historical fiction, military fiction |
Website | |
jessicajamesbooks |
Jessica James is an American author of suspense, historical fiction, and military fiction ranging from the Revolutionary War to modern day. [1] [2]
She is a three-time winner of the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction [3] and was featured in the book 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading published in 2010. [4] Her novels are featured in library collections throughout the United States including Harvard University and the U.S. Naval Academy. [5]
James is a graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and resides in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Military Writers Society of America, [6] the Independent Book Publishers Association, and Novelists, Inc (NINC). James is also a member of the American Legion Post 202 Auxiliary, Gettysburg.
James shares her historical research and travels on her blog Past Lane Travels.
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