1. Jonathan Raymond is best known for writing the novels The Half-Life and Rain Dragon, and for writing the short stories and novels adapted for the films Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, and First Cow, all directed by Kelly Reichardt, with whom he co-wrote the screenplays.
Jonathan Raymond was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his teleplay writing on the HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce.
Jonathan Raymond grew up in Lake Grove, Oregon, and attended Lake Oswego High School.
Jonathan Raymond received his MFA from The New School in New York City.
Jonathan Raymond published his first novel, The Half-Life in May 2004, which was released by Bloomsbury.
In 2008, Jonathan Raymond published his first collection of short stories, entitled Livability, which won the Oregon Book Award's Ken Kesey Award for Fiction in 2009.
In 2012, Jonathan Raymond published a second novel, Rain Dragon, which revolves around the character of Damon and his girlfriend Amy, who have had enough of Los Angeles and decide to leave the city to work on a community farm.
Jonathan Raymond has co-written, with the director Kelly Reichardt, the screenplays for two of her films based on his short stories, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy, as well as for First Cow, based on his novel The Half Life.
Jonathan Raymond wrote the screenplay for Reichardt's 2010 western Meek's Cutoff, which competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Jonathan Raymond was nominated for a Humanitas Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his screenplay, and the film received a "Best Film" nomination from the 2011 Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Jonathan Raymond again worked with Reichardt on the screenplay for her film Night Moves in 2013.
Jonathan Raymond collaborated on the screenplay for another of Reichardt's films, First Cow which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2019.
Jonathan Raymond's writing has appeared in Bookforum, the Village Voice, and other publications.
Jonathan Raymond produced the 2012 feature film, Buoy, directed by Steven Doughton and starring Matthew Del Negro and Tina Holmes.