“Jason Mott is an exceptional speaker and both a witty and deep thinker on the practice of writing. His presentation style is engaging with a wide audience, and he offers generosity to others while asking provoking and important questions. Working with Jason was a delight.” – Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference, 2024
“Jason was great. I’ve been to more than 20 writing and journalism conferences in the Northeast and Southeast, and Jason gave the best talk I’ve heard. He talked about his struggles, lousy job, good luck, and the creative forces behind his latest book—a book all Americans should read.” – South Carolina Writers Association, 2023
“Jason Mott’s visit was one of the best visiting writer experiences I’ve seen during my career. He’s a masterful storyteller, and his mastery showed why he’s an award-winning author. But, more importantly, he was generous with the comments and advice he offered to our audience members. Jason Mott’s visit gave a wonderful example of how great artists can also be great literary citizens.” – U of North Alabama, 2023
“Whether interacting with 50 creative writing high school students, men and women re-entering the community from incarceration, or suburban adult readers, Jason was a present, generous listener. He never retreated from the hard questions, at the same time balancing interrogation of such serious issues as racism and privilege with humor, candor, and humility. “Authentic,” “intelligent,” and “relatable” are words that come to mind when reflecting on Jason’s three-day visit to our city (Rochester, NY). Altogether, a deeply satisfying experience.” – Rochester Reads, 2022
“Jason Mott is a writer of incredible depth and a human of deep delight. Our audience was awed by his stories and his presence at Literary Sojourn, and this lovely author is deserving of every single accolade he receives both on and off the page.” – Literary Sojourn
“This was our largest adult event in the last few years and we’ve heard nothing but positive feedback. Jason Mott was an incredible and personable speaker, and we were especially excited to hear from an author with personal ties to our community. We couldn’t have chosen a title better than for our community read!” – New Hanover Library
“Mott has a beautiful way of expressing himself- orally as well as through the written word. His works tread a fine line between reality and imagination. His He’ll of a Book tells a painful yet riveting story that needs to be heard at this point in time of the racial unrest in our country. Hell of a Book shows that a human being is still beautiful in spite of being broken by trauma.” – Waccamaw Book Club Event
“Jason Mott is as engaging as his works and awards are impressive. In particular, his candor about his writing process will endear him to any audience.” – Club Book
“Jason Mott was a wonderful guest speaker as part of our Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) series. He wowed a big crowd with a relevant, timely, educational, and humorous program that focused on his award-winning book as well as a personal, intimate discussion about the full author experience. We were showered with compliments and positive feedback in the days after the event, and even got some new donors who specifically mentioned Jason’s event.” – AViD Author Series
