Will Clarke holds an MFA in creative writing from University of British Columbia and is known for using the supernatural (a psychic dot-com millionaire and the ghost of a dead frat boy) to trick the cynical eye into seeing the madness of the mundane. The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon was listed as one of Kirkus Review's Best Books of 2017. Both Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel (sort of) and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story were selected as The New York Times Editors' Choice while Clarke was named the 'Hot Pop Prophet' by Rolling Stone magazine in 2006. He later republished the books in hardback with Simon & Schuster and sold the movie rights to Hollywood. : The Worthy: A Ghosts Story (9780743273169) by Clarke, Will and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.

Clarke's books eventually became underground hits in the early part of the 2000s. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Clarke originally self-published his first two books via the Internet and independent books stores like Book Soup in Los Angeles, BookPeople in Austin, and Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle. As he slipped into the shadows, others took his place in the spotlight, among them Merritt Tierce, author of Love Me Back Sarah Hepola, the memoirist behind the rightly acclaimed Blackout Ben Fountain, whose Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk went from page to screen in a scant four years and his friend Harry Hunsicker, famous for his gritty thrillers.Will Clarke (born August 13, 1970) is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel (sort of), The Worthy: A Ghost's Story, The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon and Marigold: The Secret to Manifestation. He also felt a bit like a sideline observer, missing out as Dallas' literary scene began to grow up in the last decade. Review: Amsterdam Dance Event holds a special place in the electronic music communitys calendar, and it just wouldnt be the same without the Toolroom. Those would-be big-screen adaptations had screenwriters and producers and directors and everything - among them the guy who helped finance Sideways, some writing buddies of Judd Apatow's, and Dallas' own David Gordon Green, the acclaimed maker of art-house movies best known, perhaps, for Pineapple Express.Ĭlarke's absence has been deeply felt by those of us who fell in love with his early works. That was in in 2009 or thereabouts, back when Clarke, fresh off having been christened a Hot Pop Prophet by Rolling Stone, was still flirting with Hollywood about turning his first two novels into movies. The Neon Palm was initially about a man beckoned back to the family business - in this case, fortune-telling and the attendant hurricanes and hoodoo that comes with any tale set in New Orleans. He is the author of several works of fiction including, Lord Vishnus. Novelist Will Clarke in his Dallas home Aug. WILL CLARKE holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia.

The Worthy by Will Clarke