ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Farris Smith is an award-winning writer whose novels have appeared on Best of the Year lists with Esquire, NPR, Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Oprah Magazine, Book Riot, and numerous other outlets, and have been named Indie Next, Barnes & Noble Discover, and Amazon Best of the Month selections. As a screenwriter, he scripted the feature-film adaptations of his novels Desperation Road and The Fighter, titled for the screen as Rumble Through the Dark. With his band MFS & The Smokes, Smith wrote and released the record Lostville, which was produced by Grammy nominee Jimbo Mathus. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and daughters.
Smith is represented by Ellen Levine of Trident Media Group. All foreign rights are handled by Trident Media Group. Film/TV rights are represented by Rich Green at The Gotham Group.
PHOTO CREDIT: Anthony Thaxton
Desperation Road and Rumble Through the Dark
now available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
IN THE PRESS
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NICK
"An evocative glimpse into life amidst World War I... Smith sculpts Carraway's life in the most remarkable of ways."
SOUTHERN
LIVING
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BLACKWOOD
"Unsettling, heartbreaking, and frequently astonishing... A gleaming, dark masterpiece by one of Southern fiction's leading voices."
KIRKUS REVIEWS
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THE FIGHTER
"Publicity sheets contain comparisons of his work to Cormac McCarthy’s. They are not hyperbolic. The Fighter is that good."
THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
CONTACT
Author email: michael@michaelfsmith.com
Publicist: Sabrina Callahan, sabrina.callahan@hbgusa.com
Literary agent: Ellen Levine, Trident Media Group
Film agent: Rich Green, The Gotham Group
Speaking appearances: Books In Common, events@booksincommon.org