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Jason F. Wright (born February 1, 1971 in Florissant, Missouri) is an American author and speaker. He has written (or cowritten) 17 books and has been published in the Deseret News, Fox News and more.

Biography

Jason F. Wright was born on February 1 near St. Louis, Missouri to Willard Samuel Wright and Sandra Fletcher Wright. His family lived and traveled throughout Europe until 1975. He later lived in Chicago, Illinois and Charlottesville, Virginia. He had a starring role in the 1990 film Troll 2, a movie often appearing on lists as one of the worst movies ever made.[1]

His 2007 novel, The Wednesday Letters, reached #6 on The New York Times bestseller list.[2][3][4] It also appeared on the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists.[5] The paperback edition, published by Penguin, was on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller and extended lists for 36 weeks in 2008–2009. A film adaptation is in development with Jordan Wagner Entertainment with plans to begin filming in summer 2019.

His 2005 novel, Christmas Jars, was also a New York Times bestseller, appearing on the paperback list in 2007. The film has been in development and was released in select theaters in December 2019.

His debut novel, The James Miracle, was first released in 2004. A 10-year anniversary edition was released in October 2014.

In addition to his novels, Jason writes occasionally for the Deseret News, Fox News and his hometown paper, the Northern Virginia Daily.[6][7] His columns have also appeared in more than 50 newspapers and magazines across the United States including The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Forbes.

He and his family are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a volunteer mission in Belo Horizonte, Brazil from 1990–1992.

Works

  • The Christmas Doll (2019)
  • Courage to Be You with Gail Miller (2018)
  • Christmas Jars Collector's Edition (2017)
  • Picturing Christmas (2017)
  • A Letter to Mary (2016)
  • Christmas Jars Journey (2015)
  • The James Miracle: 10th Anniversary Edition (2014)
  • The 13th Day of Christmas (2012)
  • The Wedding Letters (2011)
  • Seventeen Second Miracle (2010)
  • The Cross Gardener (2010)
  • Christmas Jars Reunion (2009)
  • Penny's Christmas Jar Miracle (2009)
  • Recovering Charles (2008)
  • The Wednesday Letters (2007)
  • Christmas Jars (2005)
  • The James Miracle (2004)

References

  1. ^ "Troll 2 IMDB".
  2. ^ "Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  3. ^ "Jason F. Wright: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  4. ^ "Jason F. Wright (Author of The Wednesday Letters)". Goodreads.com. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080402092842/http://www.mania.com/this-weeks-sellers-list_article_56079.html. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Jason F. Wright". Fox News. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  7. ^ "jason-f-wright-dn Profile and Activity - Deseret News". www.deseret.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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