Jason Mott – författare

In Jason Mott's Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: Mott's novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour. As these characters' stories build and converge, they astonish. For while this heartbreaking and magical book entertains and is at once about family, love of parents and children, art and money, it's also about the nation's reckoning with a tragic police shooting playing over and over again on the news. And with what it can mean to be Black in America. Who has been killed? Who is The Kid? Will the author finish his book tour, and what kind of world will he leave behind? Unforgettably told, with characters who burn into your mind and an electrifying plot ideal for book club discussion, Hell of a Book is the novel Mott has been writing in his head for the last ten years. And in its final twists, it truly becomes its title.

WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ''MUST READ''A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK* * * * *Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jason Mott.

''Powerful, timely and provocative'' ABI DARÉ, author of GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE

''Jason Mott truly has written one hell of a book.'' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIEThis is a true story.An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book.This is a coming-of-age story. One morning, he meets The Kid: a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story.This is a sad story. It''s the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.This is a love story. But to find out why, you''ll have to read this for yourself.

Two Black writers - with stories to tell, and some they''d rather forget.One wins the big prize, gets the book tour, walks into the spotlight of global success.The other is about to walk into a place ripped apart by violence - a school that''s recently suffered a shooting - with only a speech to offer them.Some stories are simple, and stay neatly in the lines.This one wanders, bends time, breaks rules. This one has sea monsters, floating handguns and ridiculously tiny French cars.Some stories are true.This one is - mostly - made up.

Some people turn the page and move on.Some people survive by forgetting.But those people? They''re not people like us.

From critically acclaimed and bestselling author Jason Mott comes a spellbinding tale of love, sacrifice and the power of miracles.

On an ordinary day, at an air show like that in any small town across the country, a plane crashes into a crowd of spectators, killing and injuring dozens. But when the dust clears, a thirteen-year-old girl named Ava is found huddled beneath a pocket of rubble with her best friend, Wash. He is injured and bleeding, and when Ava places her hands over him, his wounds miraculously disappear.

Ava has a unique gift: she can heal others of their physical ailments. Until the air show tragedy, her gift was a secret. But now the whole world knows, and suddenly Ava is thrust into the spotlight. People from all over the globe begin flocking to her small town, looking for healing and eager to glimpse the wonder of a miracle. But Ava''s unusual ability comes at a great cost—her own health—and as she grows weaker with each healing, Ava begins searching for an escape. Wash agrees to help Ava, but little does she know he has his own secret he''s been harboring, and soon Ava finds herself having to decide just how much she''s willing to sacrifice in order to save the one she loves most.

From the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Returned comes a high-concept dystopian novel that imagines a world at war and two siblings who are forced on the run, challenged to do whatever it takes to protect themselves and each other.

Stay and die or run and survive.

Twins Virginia and Tommy Matthews have been on their own since they were orphaned at the age of five, surviving a merciless foster care system by relying on each other. Twelve years later, the world begins to collapse around them as a deadly contagion steadily wipes out entire populations and a devastating world war rages on for the cure. When Tommy is drafted for the war, the twins are faced with a choice: stay and accept their fate of almost certain death or run. Virginia and Tommy flee into the dark night.

Armed with only a pistol and their fierce will to survive, the twins set forth in search of a new beginning. Encountering a colorful cast of characters along the way, Tommy and Virginia must navigate the dangers and wonders of this changed world as they try to outrun the demons of their past.

With deft imagination and breathless prose, The Crossing is a riveting tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and the burdens we carry with us into the darkness of the unknown.

"Jacob utgör den osynkade tiden, mer perfekt än tidigare. Han är livet som det borde ha varit, då för länge sedan. Så är det med alla Återvändarna." Över hela världen börjar människors anhöriga att återvända från andra sidan. Ingen vet hur eller varför det händer, om det är ett mirakel eller ett tecken på att den yttersta dagen är nära. En av de som återvänder är Harold och Lucille Hargraves son Jacob. Han dog många år tidigare i en tragisk olycka på sin åttaårsdag. När han plötsligt står utanför deras dörr, fortfarande åtta år gammal, vet de inte vad de ska tro. Kaos bryter ut över hela jordklotet och den nyligen återförenade familjen Hargrave befinner sig mitt i en värld på randen till kollaps. De tvingas manövrera i en mystisk ny verklighet och genom en konflikt som hotar att riva upp själva meningen med vad det är att vara människa. Med måttfull, elegant prosa och glödande känslomässigt djup utforskar den prisbelönte författaren Jason Mott eviga frågor som tro och moral, kärlek och ansvar. Återvändarna är en förtrollande och häpnadsväckande berättelse, en oförglömlig bok som markerar ankomsten av en ny och viktig röst i vår samtida litteratur.

Lovord för Återvändarna "En underbar överraskning! Med stor skicklighet och en djup förståelse för människans natur har Jason Mott vävt ihop en berättelse som pendlar mellan att vara tragisk, humoristisk och skrämmande. Genom författarens inlevelse och empati framträder bokens karaktärer så att de blir lika välbekanta för oss som våra grannar, våra närmaste, vi själva – och därefter utforskar han vår stora rädsla för det okända. Efter att du har varit uppe hela natten och läst denna slående debutbok, kommer du också att sitta där med dina frågor: Vad skulle du göra om en älskad men sedan länge död släkting ringde på dörren? Hur skulle världen reagera om det blev en epidemi av återvändande döda? Och vad säger vår reaktion om oss och vår värld? Det här är utan tvekan en bok det slår gnistor om och som inspirerar till diskussion!" - Eowyn Ivey,New York Times bästsäljande författare

Om författaren Jason Mott har en BA-examen i skönlitteratur och en MFA-examen i poesi och har gett ut två diktsamlingar. Hans verk har publicerats i ett flertal litterära tidskrifter och 2009 nominerades han till Pushcart Prize. Jason bor i North Carolina. Återvändarna är hans debutroman. Följ honom på Twitter: @jasonmott www.JasonMottAuthor.com