John williams author biography of suzanne

American writer (1922–1994)

This article is about the 20th century American author.

This vibrant, informative guide shows the unexpected and amazing nature in Houston and the surrounding area just waiting to be explored.

This vibrant, informative guide shows the unexpected and amazing nature in Houston and the surrounding area just waiting to be explored.

Suzanne Simpson is a Houston-based ecologist working to protect the natural landscapes that define Texas.

She maintains certification as a professional ecologist from the Ecological Society of America and is a trained Texas Master Naturalist.

John Spencer Williams is the author of WHSmith business book of the month F**k Work, Let's Play: Do What You Love and Get Paid for It and is currently writing.

About the Author​​ John Williams is a sixth-generation Texan, born and raised in Victoria.

For the British socialist activist, see Jack Williams (socialist activist). For the 1885 Wisconsin legislator from Eau Claire, see Thomas Edward Williams (politician).

John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 – March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor.

He was best known for his novels Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), and Augustus (1972),^[1] which won a U.S. National Book Award.^[2]

Life

Williams was born in Clarksville, Texas.^[1] Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, in pursuit of the Texas oil boom.^[3] His grandparents were farmers; his father, J.

E. Jewell, worked in a feed store. Jewell disappeared in mysterious circumstances when Williams was two years old, and his mother remarried to George Williams, a local shift worker in Wichita Falls. John Williams attended a local ju