Jesse Kellerman

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Jesse Kellerman (born September 1, 1978) is a novelist and playwright. His first novel is Sunstroke, published by Putnam in January, 2006. His second novel, Trouble, was released in January, 2007. His third novel, The Genius, is set to be released on April 10, 2008. For his play, "Things Beyond Our Control," he was honored with the Princess Grace Award, given to America’s most promising young playwright. He is the oldest son of best-selling mystery novelists Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman. For a time he served as lead guitarist for LA-based Indie rock band Don't Shoot the Dog. He is an Orthodox Jew, as are his parents.

In 1994 he published a book of children's poetry "Daddy, daddy, can you touch the sky?" with Jonathan Kellerman (ISBN 0-553-07324-9).

Jesse studied Psychology at Harvard.

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