Jamie Ford is an American author. He is best known for his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. The novel achieved significant commercial and critical success, spending 130 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. The book was awarded best Adult Fiction at the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature and was named the No. 1 Book Club Pick for Fall 2009/Winter 2010 by the American Booksellers Association.