Jincy Willett

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Jincy Willett is an American author and writing teacher currently living in San Diego, California. [1] She has written short pieces for various anthologies and periodicals including The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction, [2] Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2005), Funny Ha Ha, 80 of the funniest stories ever written, edited and selected by Paul Merton (Head of Zeus Ltd., 2019), [3] and Issues 22 and 56 of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern . Her first book, a collection of short stories called Jenny and the Jaws of Life, was initially published in 1987 to critical acclaim but smaller-than-expected sales. The public admiration of Willett's writing expressed by David Sedaris, however, had the book in reprint in 2002, garnering praise from critics and public alike. [4]

Contents

Her novel Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather, [5] was published in 2002. The Writing Class, a Novel was published in 2008 by Macmillan's Picador imprint and is a mystery and the first novel in a trilogy, [6] including Amy Falls Down, published by Thomas Dunne Books in July 2013, [6] [7] and Amy Among the Serial Killers, published by St. Martin's Press in August 2022.

Bibliography

Short Story Collection

Jenny and the Jaws of Life [8] (Re-published again with foreword by David Sedaris [9] )

Novels

Winner of the National Book Award [10] (Published in the UK as Fame and Honour [11] )

The Writing Class: A Novel [12]

Amy Falls Down: A Novel [13]

Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel [14]

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References

  1. "Interview with Jincy Willett". Redivider. July 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Cassill, R. V. (1988). The Norton anthology of contemporary fiction. New York: Norton. pp. 256–265. ISBN   0-393-95619-9. OCLC   16277577.
  3. Merton, Paul (2019). Funny ha ha : 80 of the funniest stories ever written. London. ISBN   978-1-78854-426-9. OCLC   1243493003.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Interview with Jincy Willett". Redivider. July 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Pearl, Nancy (2005-04-14). More book lust: recommended reading for every mood, moment, and reason. Sasquatch Books. pp. 155–. ISBN   978-1-57061-435-4 . Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Macmillan Cataglog" . Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. Jincy Willett and the editor she's known since college Slate.com, July 2013
  8. Willett, J. (1987). Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories. St. Martin's Press. ISBN   978-0-312-00614-3 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  9. Willett, J.; Sedaris, D. (2008). Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories. Picador. ISBN   978-0-312-42810-5 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  10. Willett, J. (2010). Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-4299-8238-2 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  11. Willett, J. (2004). Fame and Honour. Review paperback. Review. ISBN   978-0-7553-0447-9 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  12. Willett, J. (2009). The Writing Class: A Novel. Amy Gallup. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-4668-0623-8 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  13. Willett, J. (2013). Amy Falls Down: A Novel. St. Martin's Press. ISBN   978-1-250-02827-3 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  14. Willett, J. (2022). Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel. Amy Gallup. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-250-27515-8 . Retrieved 2023-03-16.