. ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Sh ane ▁Jones ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁S UN Y ▁Buff alo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁English . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Jones ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁literary ▁ag ency ▁Dun ow , ▁Carl son ▁& ▁L erner . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁L yd ia ▁Davis ' s ▁fiction ▁work shop ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁N YS ▁Writ ers ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁ ▁Jones ' s ▁nov els ▁have ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁and ▁little ▁attention ▁from ▁main stream ▁ven ues . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Book forum , ▁in ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁wrote : ▁" Light ▁Bo xes ▁is ▁abs urd , ▁crypt ic , ▁and ▁often ▁b izar re , ▁but ▁if ▁you ' re ▁willing ▁to ▁roll ▁with ▁it , ▁all ▁is ▁made ▁clear ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁( and ▁is ▁quite ▁satisfying ). ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁not ▁for ▁everyone ▁– ▁but ▁that , ▁of ▁course , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁virt ues ." ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁said , ▁" J ones ▁suff ers ▁from ▁season al ▁de pression , ▁and ▁while ▁his ▁dep iction ▁of ▁a ▁town ▁where ▁February ▁last s ▁all ▁year ▁benefits ▁from ▁his ▁real ▁feelings ▁of ▁dread , ▁its ▁greatest ▁weak ness ▁is ▁going ▁too ▁far ▁into ▁aut obi ography ." ▁Later