Jonathan Spradlin

Jonathan Spradlin (1976- ) was born in Dallas, Texas and currently resides in Old East Dallas. He has recently published his first full-length novel American Creamy. Spradlin was convicted in a jury trial in 2012 for burglary of a habitation, a crime that he denies committing and for which he has never admitted guilt.

He penned the entirety of American Creamy while imprisoned in Texas, having it edited and published after his release. Spradlin was incarcerated for a total of twenty-seven months and was released in early-2014. American Creamy (Part One) is the first half of the original manuscript, known as "Preacher Man's Story," and was published in late 2015. The full and complete novel is due to be published in the summer of 2016.