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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
===Short Story Collection===
===Short Story Collection===
Jenny and the Jaws of Life
''Jenny and the Jaws of Life''
<ref name="Willett 1987 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories | publisher=St. Martin's Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-312-00614-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMvCQgAACAAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref> (Re-published again with foreword by David Sedaris<ref name="Willett Sedaris 2008 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | last2=Sedaris | first2=D. | title=Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories | publisher=Picador | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-312-42810-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLosz_L0KzwC | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>)
<ref name="Willett 1987 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories | publisher=St. Martin's Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-312-00614-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMvCQgAACAAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref> (Re-published again with foreword by David Sedaris<ref name="Willett Sedaris 2008 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | last2=Sedaris | first2=D. | title=Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories | publisher=Picador | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-312-42810-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLosz_L0KzwC | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>)


===Novels===
===Novels===
Winner of the National Book Award
''Winner of the National Book Award''
<ref name="Willett 2010 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-4299-8238-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xsPtFjRq1_kC | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref> (Published in the UK as Fame and Honour
<ref name="Willett 2010 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-4299-8238-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xsPtFjRq1_kC | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref> (Published in the UK as ''Fame and Honour''
<ref name="Willett 2004 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Fame and Honour | publisher=Review | series=Review paperback | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-7553-0447-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BID4HAAACAAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>)
<ref name="Willett 2004 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Fame and Honour | publisher=Review | series=Review paperback | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-7553-0447-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BID4HAAACAAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>)


The Writing Class: A Novel<ref name="Willett 2009 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=The Writing Class: A Novel | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | series=Amy Gallup | year=2009 | isbn=978-1-4668-0623-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6e1hnsBPlecC | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>
''The Writing Class: A Novel''<ref name="Willett 2009 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=The Writing Class: A Novel | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | series=Amy Gallup | year=2009 | isbn=978-1-4668-0623-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6e1hnsBPlecC | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>


Amy Falls Down: A Novel<ref name="Willett 2013 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Amy Falls Down: A Novel | publisher=St. Martin's Press | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-250-02827-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYZEAwAAQBAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>
''Amy Falls Down: A Novel''<ref name="Willett 2013 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Amy Falls Down: A Novel | publisher=St. Martin's Press | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-250-02827-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYZEAwAAQBAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>


Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel<ref name="Willett 2022 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | series=Amy Gallup | year=2022 | isbn=978-1-250-27515-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPA-EAAAQBAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>
''Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel''<ref name="Willett 2022 p. ">{{cite book | last=Willett | first=J. | title=Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group | series=Amy Gallup | year=2022 | isbn=978-1-250-27515-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPA-EAAAQBAJ | access-date=2023-03-16 | page=}}</ref>





Revision as of 17:44, 16 March 2023

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]

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]


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. ^ a b "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.