Exploding onto the literary scene in 2024 with his acclaimed novella Tyger, Michael James’s writing explores identity, memory, and the quiet defiance of those left behind. These are stories of what endures after love has faded, after ideologies have collapsed—what survives in silence, gesture, and trace.

James draws on an international upbringing, years spent living in Asia, and a degree from Stanford University's Creative Writing Program to craft work marked by authenticity and precision. His prose is spare and cinematic, more interested in echoes than endings. The past lingers in landscapes, in silences, and in the spaces between words.

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