"Every once in a while an author comes along who's in love with art and the written language and the complexity of his characters and the great mysteries that lie just on the other side of the physical world, writers like William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy and Annie Proulx. You can add Michael Farris Smith's name to the list."
- James Lee Burke
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Farris Smith is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and musician. His novels have been named on Best of the Year lists with Esquire, NPR, Oprah Magazine, and numerous other outlets, and have been named Indie Next, Barnes & Noble Discover, and Amazon Book of the Month selections. His work has been translated into ten languages. He wrote the screen adaptations for two of his novels, Desperation Road, a top ten international release on Netflix, and The Fighter, titled for the screen as Rumble Through the Dark, hailed by The New York Times as "an answered prayer of style and substance." With his band The Smokes, Smith recorded the EP Lostville, produced by Grammy nominee Jimbo Mathus. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and daughters.
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Smith is represented by Ellen Levine of Trident Media Group. All foreign rights are handled by Trident Media Group. Film/TV rights are represented by Rich Green at The Gotham Group.
PHOTO CREDIT: Anthony Thaxton
IN THE PRESS
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“Publicity sheets contain comparisons of his work to Cormac McCarthy. They are not hyperbolic. Michael Farris Smith is that good.”
The Bitter Southerner
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“Michael Farris Smith bolsters his reputation as an intoxicating literary stylist…he is a hell of a writer.”
The New York Times Book Review
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“Smith has been described as one of the leading voices in Southern fiction, but that’s inaccurate; he’s one of the leading voices in contemporary literature.”
The Mystery Tribune
CONTACT
Author email: michael@michaelfsmith.com
Literary agent: Ellen Levine, Trident Media Group
Film agent: Rich Green, The Gotham Group
Speaking appearances: Books In Common, events@booksincommon.org