Zachary Michael Jack reads from his latest book Wish You Were Here: Love and Longing in an American Heartland as part of the Truman State University spring 2017 reading series. Check out the coverage of the event here
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New Nonfiction Book Named Reviewer’s Choice by Midwest Book Review
Zachary Michael Jack’s new memoir Wish You Were Here: Love and Longing in an American Heartland has been selected as a Reviewer’s Choice by the Midwest Book Review, who says of the 2017 release “Heartwarming, candid, and penned directly the depths of the soul, Wish You Were Here is highly recommended.”
Gazette Publishes Zachary Michael Jack Tribute to Grandmothers
In honor of Mother’s Day the Gazette published Zachary Michael Jack’s moving tribute to grandmothers in print and online. Read the online edition here.
Zachary Michael Jack publishes op-ed in Des Moines Register
“Hurricane Andrew: The Play” reviewed by Broadway World
“Hurricane Andrew: the Play”, the new one-act play by Zachary Michael Jack debuted at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival September 3rd. Broadway World praised the show’s humor and timeliness in advance of Irma as thoughts and prayers go out to Floridians impacted by the incoming storm. Images from the standing ovation given the performers at the Short Play Showcase and of the house on the fest’s opening night follow.
One-act play set to debut at Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
Zachary Michael Jack’s one-act play Hurricane Andrew will debut at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival on Sunday, September 3 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts as part of the short play showcase.
Directed by Gabe Brazil, Hurricane Andrew stars Jakob Nordstrom and Hannah Richardson. Visit the show’s webpage at www.hurricaneandrewtheplay.org
ZACHARY MICHAEL JACK has published more than two dozen books in a variety of genres, including fiction, poetry, literary journalism, creative nonfiction, and personal essay for adults and young adults alike, in addition to his work as an active playwright. Zachary’s fiction has earned national runner-up honors in its class in the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award; his poetry has been awarded the Prentice Hall Prize, and his nonfiction has been shortlisted for best books of the year. The author and his work have been featured in USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and the Washington Examiner, among many others. Zachary’s eclectic books have been favorably reviewed by industry-leading opinion-makers such as The New York Review of Books, Publisher’s Weekly, Choice, Kirkus, and Foreword Reviews.
New Nonfiction Featured on National Radio
Wish You Were Here: Love and Longing in an American Heartland by Zachary Michael Jack was featured on this week’s Successful Farming Radio Magazine. Hosted by Darrell Anderson, the show, now in its twentieth year, is syndicated on over 360 stations across the nation.
Zachary Michael Jack reads on Alabama Gulf Coast
Zachary Michael Jack read from his new book of nonfiction Wish You Were Here: Love and Longing in an American
Heartland at Coastal Alabama College in Fairhope as part of the 2017 GCACWT.
New Memoir Subject of TV Interview
Wish You Were Here: Love and Longing in an American Heartland was the subject of a recent television interview. Watch the segment with author Zachary Michael Jack here.