Jane Smiley on Writing Playsbr Commonwealth Club - The Commonwealth Club of Californiabr Author Jane Smiley discusses her book Ten Days in The Hills.The Pulitzer Prize winner for A Thousand Acres is back with an amazing new novel about relationships, and the many joys, pains and complications they can bring. Smiley has written for the world's top magazines, including Vogue, The New Yorker, Harpers, The Nation, The New York Times Magazine, Slate, The Huffington Post, and others.