Novelist Van Jensen Talks with His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art, Literature, and Family

Novelist Van Jensen Talks with His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art, Literature, and Family

Van and Jean discuss their collaboration on a special edition print to celebrate the release of Van's new novel of first contact and small-town Nebraska, Godfall

By Van Jensen | January 16, 2026

On the Crime Beat in Little Rock, Arkansas

On the Crime Beat in Little Rock, Arkansas

"My new daily schedule was this: Wake up. Go to the office. Call the coroner to see if anyone had been murdered overnight..."

By Van Jensen | January 31, 2020

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