Talk:J. A. Jance

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More Bio Info

Anyone able to find out what year she was born, and her hometown? --K72ndst 18:02, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The back of a paperback doesn't say when she was born but it does say, in part, "She was born in South Dakota, brought up in Bisbee, Arizona and now lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona." Her website is www.jajance.com. Her age may be there. Bri4daz (talk) 16:11, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tone of the Writing

I'm reading Long Time Gone and the tone of the writing is rather lowbrow in the sense that every other word is "pissed" or "shit." Jance could write "angered" or "annoyed" or "frustrated" or "enraged" or many other words, but instead writes "pissed." Hopefully, not all of her books are so sloppily written.

ISBN's

I don't know much about ISBN's, so is anyone able to fix the Ali Reynolds Series ISBN's? --Bullfrogchampion (talk) 23:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Woo Hoo! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.110.114.100 (talk) 16:33, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Crossover or not?

I'm confused about Fire & Ice. It's listed under both the J.P. Beaumont series and the Joanna Brady series, but it isn't mentioned in the lead-in text as being a crossover (as is Partner in Crime.) So is it a book with both protagonists? Or was it listed incorrectly in one of the protagonists' columns? Bri4daz (talk) 16:03, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

additional resource

I was trying to add J. A. Jance's latest Ali Reynolds book, Duel to the Death (2018) ISBN 978-1-5011-5098-2 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tootsiewag (talk • contribs) 16:18, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Working on revisions for this article - could you help?

I will post drafts of changes here before making changes directly on the article. I have worked on Wikipedia projects since 2004, teaching and organizing groups, but have done very little direct editing. Would welcome help from any more experienced Wikipedians to get the content, phrasing and formats as tuned up as possible. Thanks for any replies! DrMel (talk) 03:37, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to add this photo correctly - not sure how to do info box.

DrMel (talk) 16:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

trying to add relevant information from this paragraph “ One of the authors featured is UA alumni, J. A. Jance. Her series, which features a central character sheriff named Joanna Brady, is set in southeastern Arizona. Jance, writer and librarian, graduated from the UA in 1966 with a bachelor's degree in education and masters in Library Science in 1970. She received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters at the UA's December 2000 commencement. A best-selling author, Jance has written more than 25 full-length novels and her books have been translated into more than 18 languages.”

From https://news.arizona.edu/story/ua-library-presents-heroes-happen-sheriff-contemporary-crime-fiction-book-exhibition DrMel (talk) 16:36, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

and from this: “ J.A. Jance was recognized for her contributions to the field of crime fiction with the Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Since her debut J.P. Beaumont novel Until Proven Guilty was published in 1985, Jance has earned the reputation as one of the most prolific and inventive practitioners of the modern crime novel. Her books have been translated in over two-dozen languages and have sold millions of copies. Jance was on-hand to accept the award and paid tribute to her family for encouraging her to read from a very young age.”

from https://strandmag.com/ivy-pochoda-and-sheena-kamal-win-strand-critics-awards-for-best-novel-and-best-debut-novel-and-j-a-jance-and-jonathan-gash-are-awarded-lifetime-achievement-awards-and-the-first-publisher-of-the-year/ DrMel (talk) 16:40, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do these two sentences make sense as new content?

Jance attended University of Arizona, graduating with a bachelors degree in education in 1966, then a masters in library science in 1970. In 2000, University of Arizona awarded Jance an honorary doctorate.^[1]

In July of 2018, Strand Magazine gave Jance their Lifetime Achievement Award, to recognize her contributions to the field of crime fiction.^[2]

DrMel (talk) 16:57, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

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