Author bio and praise for the works of jan stites
About Jan Stites
Jan’s path to novel writing began with her love of books and movies, which led to screenwriting. She optioned several projects and taught screenwriting classes at San Francisco State University and the University of California-Berkeley for several years before belatedly realizing that screenplays are written to be seen. Jan wanted to write something to be read. Becoming Felicity is Jan's third published novel.
She lives with her husband in Northern California.
Becoming Felicity
"A heartwarming portrait of small-town life and an encouraging story about finding self-worth. Get it!"—Kirkus Reviews
Becoming Felicity
"A woman gathers her courage to invite a bestselling author to visit her struggling town in Jan Stites’s gentle novel Becoming Felicity. A lifelong resident of Loon, Cass is devastated to learn that its library will close without money for much-needed repairs. Similar closings herald the economic downturn of the once bustling town. When an interview reveals that Loon was the inspiration for the popular Felicity Benedict series, Cass reaches out to its author, hoping a celebrity connection might save Loon. ... Cass is an endearing heroine with deep emotions. ... She draws strength from Felicity and uses that to push through the uncomfortable moments she faces. In the affirming coming-of-age novel Becoming Felicity, a woman’s confidence grows from the unlikeliest of places. "—Foreword Reviews
Reading the Sweet Oak
"A charming new voice in women's fiction, Stites writes from the heart about friendship, love and what it means to find where you belong."
—Susan Mallery, New York Times-bestselling author of Girls of Mischief Bay and Hold Me
Edgewise
"Edgewise is a harrowing story of injury and feeling, despair and hope. Vivid and unflinching in the telling, Stites' novel is courageous, heartfelt and unforgettable."
— Wally Lamb, New York Times-bestselling author of She’s Come Undone and The River Is Waiting
Reading the Sweet Oak
"Reading the Sweet Oak will find its way to your heart by way of your funny bone."
— Elizabeth Rosner, award-winning novelist and bestselling author of Electric City, Blue Nude and The Speed of Light
Edgewise
"Edgewise is a story of humanity and how strength can come from many sources, even those we supposedly hate."
— Midwest Book Review