John Brandon attended the University of Florida and Washington University in St. Louis. During the writing of his novel, Arkansas, he worked at a lumber mill, a windshield warehouse, a Coca-Cola distributor, and several small factories producing goods made of rubber and plastic. His shorter writings have appeared in Words & Images, Mississippi Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Subtropics, Duck & Herring, and The Believer. He was raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and his favorite recreational activity is watching college football.
John Brandon attended the University of Florida and Washington University in St. Louis. During the writing of his novel, Arkansas, he worked at a lumber mill, a windshield warehouse, a Coca-Cola distributor, and several small factories producing goods made of rubber and plastic. His shorter writings have appeared in Words & Images, Mississippi Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Subtropics, Duck & Herring, and The Believer. He was raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and his favorite recreational activity is watching college football.