Jess Lederman

Jess Lederman writes historical literary fiction, including the award-winning novels Hearts Set Free and The Ballad of Midnight and McRae. When he's not writing or chasing his young son around, he can usually be found at the piano, playing Chopin and Brahms for his wife.

Jess writes, "People who know that my stories contain autobiographical elements (and include historical characters) sometimes ask me, 'How much of what you write is true?’ And I answer, 'Perhaps twenty percent—and the rest is even more true!' What drives my writing is the desire to convey truths that transform lives. Truths of the heart."