John Shors

John Shors has spent much of his life abroad. After
graduating in 1991 from Colorado College—where he studied
creative writing and received an English degree—Shors
pursued his dream of living in Asia: first in Kyoto, Japan,
where he taught English for three years; and then
backpacking across the continent. Over the next few years he
visited ten countries, climbed the Himalayas of Nepal, and
explored the monuments of India. Throughout the Indian
subcontinent he acquainted himself intimately with customs
and cultures that, at least on the surface, are contrary to
Western modes of thought.

After returning to America, John Shors became a newspaper
reporter in his home state of Iowa. Within two years he had
won a statewide journalism award for investigative
reporting. He then moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he
began a career as a public relations executive, working for
clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to local
nonprofits.

Shors currently lives outside Boulder with his wife and two
young children. Beneath a Marble Sky is his first novel.