author, 'The Shadow Catcher'
Novelist; 1989 winner of an NEA grant, the Whiting Writers' Award, and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for John Dollar
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John Lasseter returns from exile The famous animator left Disney and Pixar last year following misconduct allegations and admitted "missteps." Now he's been hired to run the animation department at Skydance Media. So far, the news has gone over like a lead ballon. The backlash among animators has been fierce and swift.