Jon Raymond

Jon Raymond is the author of the books "The Half-Life" (a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2004), "Livability" (a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and winner of The Oregon Book Award, 2009), "Rain Dragon" (2012), "Freebird" (an Indie Next Great Reads selection, 2017), and "Denial" (a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice, 2022). He also published a collection of art writing called "The Community: Writings About Art In and Around Portland,1997-2016." His screenwriting credits include "Old Joy," "Wendy and Lucy," "Meek’s Cutoff," "Night Moves," "First Cow," and "Showing Up," numerous of which were based on his fiction, and the HBO miniseries "Mildred Pierce." He was editor of Plazm Magazine, an Associate and Contributing Editor at Tin House Magazine, and served on the Board of Directors of Literary Arts. His writing has appeared in Zoetrope, Tin House, Artforum, Bookforum, and many other places. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his partner, the writer Emily Chenoweth, and their kids, Eliza and Josephine.