Now and on Earth

Now and on Earth

First edition
Author	Jim Thompson
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Modern Age
Publication date	1942
Media type	Print

Now and On Earth is a 1942 novel by Jim Thompson. It was his first published novel.

Set in San Diego during World War II, it is a semi-autobiographical description of the author's life working in an airplane manufacturing plant during the war years and the frustrations he endured there and in his personal life at the time. The main character is named James Dillon, a pen name under which Thompson had previously published short stories.