Tania James

Tania James is the author of four works of fiction, most recently the novel Loot, long listed for the National Book Award and named a best book of the year by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews. Other books include The Tusk That Did the Damage, named a Best Book of 2015 by The San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, and NPR, and shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Financial Times Oppenheimer Award. Her short stories have appeared in One Story, The New Yorker, Granta, Freeman’s Anthology, Oxford American, and others. Tania James is an associate professor of creative writing at George Mason University, and lives in Washington DC.