Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Times bestselling Hundred Years trilogy, and The Strays of Paris. She is also the author of several works of non-fiction 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.
