James Wilcox is an American novelist born in 1949 in Hammond, Louisiana. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ...

Wilcox is the author of eight comic novels set or featuring characters from the fictional town of Tula Springs, Louisiana. Wilcox's first book Modern Baptists (1983) remains his best known work. His other novels are North Gladiola (1985), Miss Undine's Living Room (1987), Sort of Rich (1989), Polite Sex (1991), Guest of a Sinner (1993), Plain and Normal (1998), and Heavenly Days (2003). A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader: sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. ...

Wilcox's books have rarely been out of print but he has yet to write a best seller. His work has received consistently fine reviews.

Wilcox is also the author of three short stories that were published in The New Yorker between 1981 and 1986, three of only four short stories that the author has published. Wilcox has also written book reviews for The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. He has also written two pieces for Elle. A 2004 cover with dandy Eustace Tilly, who debuted on the first cover and reappears on anniversary issues. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... Elle can be used to refer to: ELLE magazine Elle Macpherson, Australian supermodel and actress Elli, a figure from Norse mythology Elle Woods, a character from the movie Legally Blonde Elle, a character from the video game Terranigma This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might...

Wilcox, a receiptent of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986, currently holds the Robert Penn Warren Professorship at Louisiana State University since September 2004. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 - September 15, 1989) was an American poet and novelist. ... Memorial Tower. ...