James Hannaham James Hannaham is a Brooklyn-based writer, professor, and visual artist. He’s the author of several books, including “Delicious Foods,” a book about human trafficking that won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. James studied art at Yale, which quickly led him to a job at The Village Voice, both in the art department and as a writer. His debut novel, “God Says No” was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and he has written several works of fiction for publications like One Story, Fence, StoryQuarterly, and Bomb. James is the co-founder of the New York City-based performance group Elevator Repair Service, working with them from 1992 to 2002. He writes about LGBTQ+ travel experiences for publications like Travel + Leisure, The New York Times Magazine, Out, and Buzzfeed, and he reviews theater and art for 4Columns. During the pandemic, James and his husband turned a weekend escape from the city into a seven-month stay in South County, Rhode Island, an experience he recounts in the June 2021 edition of Travel + Leisure.• Author of countless books and works of fiction• Won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award• Studied art at Yale About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process