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VJ Books Presents Author Josh Ritter!

Ace AtkinsJosh Ritter is from Moscow, Idaho. The son of two neuroscientists, he was on his way to follow in their footsteps when he discovered Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" in high school. He has since released six studio albums and has been recently named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, alongside Dylan, Springsteen, and Neil Young. Joan Baez has covered one of his songs; Stephen King named one of Ritter's albums the best of recent years and David Letterman has requested him thrice, so far.

In 2011, Ritter made is debut as a published author with his New York Times Best-selling novel, Bright's Passage. Of the work, Stephen King writes in The New York Times Book Review, “Shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime . . . This is the work of a gifted novelist"











Josh Ritter Book List
Author's website: joshritter.com
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The Great Glorious Goddamn of it All
Signed 1st Ed.

The Heathens by Ace Atkins

Josh Ritter Bibliography


Novel

  • Bright's Passage - 2011
  • The Great Glorious Goddamn of it All - 2021


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