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Joshua Ferris

Author Known for "Then We Came to the End," Winner of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award

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Joshua Ferris is the author of three novels, all published by Little Brown & Company. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (2014) won the International Dylan Thomas Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The tale of an atheist dentist—and avid Red Sox fan—who longs for nothing more than to be part of a Jewish community, even while he doesn’t believe in god. The Paris Review calls To Rise Again at a Decent Hour “an impressive investigation of faith and doubt. It’s a novel full of existential humor, and the laughs start before the book has even begun.” A 2014 NPR Best Book selection, the judge’s citation calls it, “possibly the funniest, weirdest American novel of the year.”

Ferris’s highly acclaimed debut novel, Then We Came to the End (2007)—a satire of a Chicago advertising agency at the end of the dotcom boom—was a finalist for the National Book Award, recipient of the 2007 PEN/Hemingway Award, and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. A national bestseller, it was on the New York Times’ list of the ten best books of 2007, has been published in twenty-five languages, and sold in twenty countries. The LA Times writes, “What looks at first glance like a sweet-tempered satire of workplace culture is revealed upon closer inspection to be a very serious novel about, well, America.” The Telegraph calls it “funny and smart without being cynical.”

The Unnamed, (2010), is a dazzling novel about a marriage and a family and the unseen forces of nature and desire that seem to threaten them both. Tim Farnsworth loves his wife, his family, his work, his home. And then one day he stands up and walks out. And keeps walking. Constructed around one of Emily Dickinson’s poems that begins, “After great pain a formal feeling comes,” The Unnamed is the heartbreaking story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is abruptly and irrevocably taken away. Newsday writes, “Ferris’s literary magic transforms his bleak story not only into an intriguing novel of ideas but an existential mystery, an eerie road novel and, in spite of everything, an abiding love story.”

Among Ferris’s many other accolades, he is the winner of the Barnes and Noble Discover New Writers Award and is on The New Yorker’s 2010 “20 Under 40″ list of fiction writers worth watching. His first published story, “Mrs. Blue,” appeared in the Iowa Review in 1999. His short story “The Pilot” was published in The New Yorker in June of 2010; and his short story “The Dinner Party” was published in The New Yorker in August of 2008. His short fiction has appeared in Granta, Tin House, New Stories From the South, Best New American Voices, The Guardian, The Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, and Best American Short Stories 2009. His nonfiction has appeared in the anthologies State by State and Heavy Rotation.

Ferris attended the University of Iowa and the University of California, Irvine, and graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in English and Philosophy in 1996. He then moved to Chicago and worked in advertising for several years before obtaining an MFA in writing from UC Irvine. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and family.

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  • An Evening with Joshua Ferris

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Then We Came to the End: A Novel - 10th Anniversary Edition

Then We Came to the End: A Novel - 10th Anniversary Edition

The Dinner Party: Stories

The Dinner Party: Stories

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour: A Novel

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour: A Novel

The Unnamed

The Unnamed

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  • What topics does Joshua Ferris speak about?

    Joshua Ferris is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Joshua Ferris for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Joshua Ferris for your next private or corporate function.
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Joshua Ferris Biography

Joshua Ferris is the author of three novels, all published by Little Brown & Company. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (2014) won the International Dylan Thomas Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The tale of an atheist dentist—and avid Red Sox fan—who longs for nothing more than to be part of a Jewish community, even while he doesn’t believe in god. The Paris Review calls To Rise Again at a Decent Hour “an impressive investigation of faith and doubt. It’s a novel full of existential humor, and the laughs start before the book has even begun.” A 2014 NPR Best Book selection, the judge’s citation calls it, “possibly the funniest, weirdest American novel of the year.”

Ferris’s highly acclaimed debut novel, Then We Came to the End (2007)—a satire of a Chicago advertising agency at the end of the dotcom boom—was a finalist for the National Book Award, recipient of the 2007 PEN/Hemingway Award, and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. A national bestseller, it was on the New York Times’ list of the ten best books of 2007, has been published in twenty-five languages, and sold in twenty countries. The LA Times writes, “What looks at first glance like a sweet-tempered satire of workplace culture is revealed upon closer inspection to be a very serious novel about, well, America.” The Telegraph calls it “funny and smart without being cynical.”

The Unnamed, (2010), is a dazzling novel about a marriage and a family and the unseen forces of nature and desire that seem to threaten them both. Tim Farnsworth loves his wife, his family, his work, his home. And then one day he stands up and walks out. And keeps walking. Constructed around one of Emily Dickinson’s poems that begins, “After great pain a formal feeling comes,” The Unnamed is the heartbreaking story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is abruptly and irrevocably taken away. Newsday writes, “Ferris’s literary magic transforms his bleak story not only into an intriguing novel of ideas but an existential mystery, an eerie road novel and, in spite of everything, an abiding love story.”

Among Ferris’s many other accolades, he is the winner of the Barnes and Noble Discover New Writers Award and is on The New Yorker’s 2010 “20 Under 40″ list of fiction writers worth watching. His first published story, “Mrs. Blue,” appeared in the Iowa Review in 1999. His short story “The Pilot” was published in The New Yorker in June of 2010; and his short story “The Dinner Party” was published in The New Yorker in August of 2008. His short fiction has appeared in Granta, Tin House, New Stories From the South, Best New American Voices, The Guardian, The Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, and Best American Short Stories 2009. His nonfiction has appeared in the anthologies State by State and Heavy Rotation.

Ferris attended the University of Iowa and the University of California, Irvine, and graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in English and Philosophy in 1996. He then moved to Chicago and worked in advertising for several years before obtaining an MFA in writing from UC Irvine. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and family.

Joshua Ferris Speaking Topics

  • An Evening with Joshua Ferris

Joshua Ferris Videos

  • Narrative Mechanics: Joshua Ferris, novelist
  • Joshua Ferris: On Salinger and Early Efforts

Joshua Ferris Books

FAQs on booking Joshua Ferris

  • How do I book Joshua Ferris to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Joshua Ferris for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Joshua Ferris, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Joshua Ferris or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Joshua Ferris

    Speaking fees for Joshua Ferris, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Joshua Ferris are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Joshua Ferris, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Joshua Ferris speak about?

    Joshua Ferris is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors.
  • Where does Joshua Ferris travel from?

    Joshua Ferris generally travels from New York, NY, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Joshua Ferris’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Joshua Ferris for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Joshua Ferris for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Joshua Ferris or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Joshua Ferris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as An Evening with Joshua Ferris. The estimated speaking fee range to book Joshua Ferris for your event is available upon request. Joshua Ferris generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon, Richard Flanagan, Maureen Zappala and Melania Luisa Marte. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Joshua Ferris for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Joshua Ferris Speaking Topics

  • An Evening with Joshua Ferris

Joshua Ferris Speaker Videos

  • Narrative Mechanics: Joshua Ferris, novelist
    Joshua Ferris: On Salinger and Early Efforts

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