James B. Manning is a writer based in Vermont, where he lives with his novelist wife, S. Lee Manning and their cats, Xiao and Dmitri. In prior lives, he was an attorney, litigating cases in New York City and New Jersey; a college professor, teaching literature and writing; and a newspaper reporter in Tampa, St. Petersburg and New Orleans. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University and a J.D. from Rutgers University. His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker. His first novel. Richter the Mighty, won the Silver Falchion for best comic action thriller in 2023 from Killer Nashville. He is currently working on his next novel.