About
John G. Ives is the author of three novels, including Pandaemonium Moon, as well as two non-fiction titles and an upcoming book of poetry. His previous novel, The Keeper (2013), is set in Provincetown in 1900, about the daring shipwreck rescues of the U.S. Life-Saving Service—with illustrations and cover by his daughter, Justine Ives, and published under their own imprint, Bohème Publishing. He is the author of an interview book with John Waters, published by Thunder’s Mouth Press.
John is an entertainment attorney and film business veteran, with clients including producers, writers and directors in film, television, animation and publishing. He co-founded Cinecom in New York, one of the first successful independent film companies, and was president of FilmDallas Pictures. John has been involved with many films, including A Room With A View, Stop Making Sense, Brother From Another Planet, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. He has supported and mentored many independent and documentary filmmakers; his clients have produced, written and directed shows for PBS, GBH, American Experience, American Masters, and other PBS stations. He has worked with Robert Altman, John Sayles, Robert Duvall, Jonathan Demme, and other filmmakers. John’s career in film began when he started a repertory movie theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
John grew up in Manhattan. He and his wife Kina have lived in New York, Dallas, L.A., Boston, and Cape Cod—and now live in Mid-Coast Maine.
