J. B. (James) Manning is a writer based in Vermont, where he lives with his novelist wife, S. Lee Manning, and their cats, Xiao and Dmitri. In prior lives, he was an attorney, litigating cases in New York City and New Jersey; a college professor, teaching literature and writing; and a newspaper reporter in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and New Orleans. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University and a J.D. from Rutgers University. His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker.
Richter The Mighty (November 2022), his debut novel, won the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Action/Comedy. His new humorous thriller, The Kingdom of Hatch, has just been published by Encircle on September 25, 2024.
