A.J. Jacono is a New York-based writer. To date, he has completed five novels, founded an online literary journal named The Spotlong Review, and opened the immensely popular SoHo bookstore/café/wine bar hybrid, Bibliotheque.

A.J. graduated with degrees in English and French Studies from Wesleyan University, where he won the 2019 Herbert Lee Connelly Prize for nonfiction writing. He has published fiction and nonfiction in a wide range of literary journals, including Southeast Review, The Offing, upstreet, Lunch Ticket, Eckleburg, and The MacGuffin, among many others. He was also anthologized in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023, a collection of the year’s finest mystery, thriller, and suspense short stories. The anthology was published on October 17, 2023 by Mariner Books.

A.J. is passionate about philanthropy; at thirteen, he founded a nonprofit organization, called T.H.A.I. (Through Healing All Indigent) Children, to fund for the cleft lip and palate surgeries of children around the world. To learn more about the cause, and perhaps to donate, click here.