James Boice (born 1982) is an American fiction writer.

Life

He was born in

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, and raised in Northern Virginia. He is the author of '' MVP'', published by

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in 2007, the prologue of which debuted in ''

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'' in September 2006. His second novel, ''NoVA'' was published by Scribner in 2008. His third novel, ''The Good and the Ghastly, ''also published by

, was released in 2011. His work has also appeared in ''

Fiction Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...

'', '' McSweeney's'', ''

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'', and ''Like Water Burning''. He has contributed to ''Esquire''.

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* 1982 births Living people 21st-century American novelists Novelists from Boston Novelists from Virginia American male novelists 21st-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1980s-stub