Ernest Thompson’s work has won an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, Writers Guild and Broadway Drama Guild Awards and been nominated for a Tony, an Emmy and a British Academy Award. His plays have been seen in theatres around the world, his most enduring, "On Golden Pond," translated into 30 languages and presented in more than 40 countries. Current projects include the film sequel to "On Golden Pond," the plays "Grand Time," "Some Parts Missing" and "Ask/Answer" and his latest novel "Out Clause," an epic literary thriller you won't be able to put down. With his writer wife Kerrin Thompson, he established Rescind Recidivism, a prison writing program giving inmates a chance to feel creative as well as human, capable and worthy.

For more than forty years, Ernest has been weaving stories with a unique clarity and understanding of the human condition, writing characters with a precision that makes you swear you know them or are them. His first novel, "The Book of Maps," will take you on a painfully beautiful cross-country journey through love and loss, laughing all the way, and, ultimately, leaving you with a greater appreciation for anyone who has gone the distance to find redemption.