Jeremy Jackson is an American author. He has written two novels, ''Life at These Speeds'' (2002), about a high school boy who finds his life through long-distance running and track, and ''In Summer'' (2004), with a similar premise, about a high school graduate caught between his adolescence and adulthood. The manuscript of ''Life at These Speeds'' won a James A. Michener/Copernicus Society of America Fellowship in 2000 and was later a selection for Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers. The novel became a feature film, ''

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'', starring Billy Crudup and Graham Rogers (2017). Jackson has also written three cookbooks, ''The Cornbread Book'' (2003), ''Desserts That Have Killed Better Men Than Me'' (2004) and ''Good Day for a Picnic'' (2005). His recipes and food writing have appeared in the ''

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. Jeremy Jackson also writes young adult novels under the pseudonym Alex Bradley. Alex Bradley's first novel was ''24 Girls in 7 Days'' (2005), about a romantically challenged teenager who dates 24 girls in 7 days. His second novel was ''Hot Lunch'' (2007), about two high school girls who have to take over their school's hot lunch program as punishment for a food fight.

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External links

Jackson's website

Jackson's cookbook publisher's website about him

Jackson's website for his alias, Alex Bradley
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