Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; The Last Hundred Years trilogy: Some Luck, Early Warning, and Golden Age; and Perestroika in Paris. She is also the author of several works of nonfiction and books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California. A Dangerous Business is her latest novel.