Jessica Dettmann

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Jessica Dettmann
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater University of Sydney
Lincoln College, Oxford
Notable works How to Be Second Best

Jessica Dettmann is an Australian author and performer. [1]

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Career

Dettmann worked as an editor for Random House Australia and HarperCollins Publishers Australia before becoming a writer.

In late 2018 her debut novel How to Be Second Best was published through HarperCollins, drawing comparisons to Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes. [2] [3] The novel was endorsed by both Mia Freedman and Ben Elton, who labelled Dettmann "a fine comic writer". [4] [5] The Daily Telegraph called it "the first book you have to read in the new year". [6]

In 2019 the Telegraph tipped her as "Australia’s next Liane Moriarty". [7]

Dettmann has regularly performed her work at Giant Dwarf's Story Club. [8] In July 2016 she performed 'The Chairs Are Gone'. In October 2018 she performed 'Yuletide MacGyver'. [9]

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

Performance pieces

Other

Reviews

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References

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  12. "Listen to #139. Jessica Dettmann - Yuletide MacGyver from Giant Dwarf". Podyssey Podcasts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. "Books That Changed Me: Jessica Dettmann". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.