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Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding)

Wesley Stace was born in Hastings, Sussex in 1965, and educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and Jesus College, Cambridge. His first novel, the critically acclaimed Misfortune, was published by Little, Brown in 2004. The novel was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award and short listed for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize and 
the James Tiptree Award.

Under the name, John Wesley Harding, he has released 13 albums, ranging from traditional folk to full on pop music. John Wesley Harding has been joined onstage by Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Bruce Springsteen (with whom he recorded a duet on his album Awake), Joan Baez, Peter Buck, Evan Dando, David Baddiel and Robyn Hitchcock amongst others. He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His songs have been featured in films (including High Fidelity) and covered by other artists.

His second novel will be published by Little, Brown in 2006. He has lived in America since 1991, and currently resides in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.