John L. Moore

John L. Moore, b.1952, is an award-winning novelist and journalist. He's published seven novels, several non-fiction books, and over 2000 articles, poems, short stories, columns, and reviews in scores of literary, Western, Christian, livestock, and equine publications. A third-generation Montana rancher, his work is noted for authenticity and vivid descriptions. He is best known for his western classic, "The Breaking of Ezra Riley," the winner of several awards. His sixth novel, "Looking for Lynne" won the silver medal in the 2015 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction. His seventh novel is "Blue Man."

Moore and his wife, Debra, live on the family ranch north of Miles City, Montana. Active in ministry for over 25 years, Moore has appeared in four documentaries because of his knowledge of the history of horses on the Northern Great Plains. He is a member of the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, the Montana ProRodeo Hall of Fame, and is a board member of the Montana Arts Council. UPDATE: BLUE MAN is named a Finalist in both the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the Will Rogers Medallion Awards.