William Least Heat-Moon

WILLIAM LEAST HEAT-MOON is an American travel writer and historian whose debut book, Blue Highways, became a New York Times bestseller. His books include Roads to Quoz, River-Horse and PrairyErth.

Heat-Moon holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in English, as well as a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism, from the University of Missouri, where he served as a professor of English. Blue Highways received a Christopher Award in 1984.

When not writing, Heat-Moon draws on his English, Irish, and Osage ancestry and a fascination with American roads and landscapes. His work chronicles journeys across the country, from a 13,000-mile back-road odyssey to travels by river.

William lives in Missouri on an old tobacco farm.

William Least Heat-Moon’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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