J. B. Manning

J.B. (James) Manning is a writer based in Vermont, where he lives with his novelist wife, S. Lee

Manning and their cat, Xiao. In prior lives, he was an attorney, litigating cases in New York City

and New Jersey; a college professor, teaching literature and writing; and a newspaper reporter in

Tampa, St. Petersburg and New Orleans. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia

University and a J.D. from Rutgers University. His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker.