Jean Thompson's Books
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Do Not Deny MeJean Thompson, heralded as "America's Alice Munro...one of the best contemporary short-story writers" by Kirkus Reviews, delivers twelve exquisite new...Read More
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Throw Like A GirlA master of short fiction whose "best pieces are as good as it gets in contemporary cction" (Newsday) returns, as Jean Thompson follows her National...Read More
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Wide Blue YonderFrom National Book Award-finalist Jean Thompson comes a compelling, highly charged novel about a family ruled by the weather, the drastic changes that...Read More
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Who Do You LoveIn this acclaimed collection, Jean Thompson limns the lives of ordinary people -- a lonely social worker, a down-and-out junkie, a divorced cop on the...Read More
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Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2009
...Jean Thompson will be in Los Angeles for a swift 36 hours to read from her new collection, "Do Not Deny Me," in the New American Writing series at the...
Boston Globe, October 15, 2009
...The trouble with the common people, as the saying used to go in less correct times, is that they are so common. Jean Thompsons latest collection of short stories, Do Not Deny Me, written in a self-consciously egalitarian spirit, is patently about common...
Michigan Live, August 16, 2009
...who have never been educated. "Three Weeks With My Brother" by Nicholas Sparks "Throw Like a Girl" by Jean Thompson Not her others. "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee Classic favorite. "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf "Truck" by Mike Perry...
Wichita Eagle, June 14, 2009
...writer receives an offer he can't refuse from an editor. ? 'Do Not Deny Me: Stories' by Jean Thompson: More contemporary short stories from one of David Sedaris' favorite writers. ? 'The Strain' by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro: Vampires...
Chicago Sun-Times, June 1, 2009
...the Dead Can Teach Us About Life, 7 p.m. at Borders, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook. * Jean Thompson signs Do Not Deny Me: Stories, 7:30 p.m. at the Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln. JUNE 6 * Elizabeth Berg signs Home Safe, 2 p.m. at...
Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2009
...into the Oscar-nominated 1998 film 'Elizabeth.' Jeffrey Renard AllenPanel Discussion: Short and Sweet: Jeffrey Renard Allen, Tony Romano, Jean Thompson and Wells Tower, moderated by Rosellen Brown. Saturday 11:45 a.m. University Center / Park / Fountain...
STLtoday.com, May 22, 2009
...highlight of summer theater Local sculptors will get their due at Laumeier ? 'Do Not Deny Me' by Jean Thompson (Simon & Schuster, June 9). Publishers Weekly says Thompson's new collection of stories 'elevates the quotidian to the sublime. ? Thompson...
Clanton Advisor, February 22, 2009
...intrigued by the new dollhouse at the Chilton/Clanton Public Library. It was purchased recently with memorial funds for Jean Thompson Miller, a schoolteacher who supported the local library. ?We felt like that was such a good usage of our money because...
Jacket Copy, October 15, 2009
...Jean Thompson will be in Los Angeles for a swift 36 hours to read from her new collection, "Do Not Deny Me," in the New American Writing series at the...
First Order Historians, September 30, 2009
...style, which was part of Sedaris’ intent. A few of my personal favorites: “Applause, Applause” by Jean Thompson, “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, and “People Like That Are the Only People Here: Canonical Babbling in Peed Onk” by Lorrie...
cream.fm, September 14, 2009
...RIP, Jim Carroll. Minnesota Reads reviews Jean Thompson’s latest short story collection, Do Not Deny Me , and introduces a new critical term “The Hold Steady effect.” I’ve come to dub this “The Hold Steady Effect...
SoundWord: The Best Music Blog Posts, June 12, 2009
...Book Notes - Jean Thompson ("Do Not Deny Me") post from Largehearted Boy on 12 June 2009 01:09:00 PM. © Largehearted Boy In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a...
Jump off the Bridge, June 3, 2009
...two books this summer written by women: Heroic Measures by Jill Ciment and Do Not Deny Me by Jean Thompson . This is out of 19 books . Two! Out of 19! Of course I can't say I'm completely surprised by this, but DAMN! I don't have anything...
Emerging Writers Network, May 9, 2009
...Jean Thompson has long been a favorite author of mine. Well, that sounds silly when I think of the history of my reading her work - I loved her first...
[Technorati] Tag results for short, April 27, 2009
...The NY Times compiles a nice collection of books ads.... Something like prayer that wouldn’t embarrass anyone Jean Thompson's short stories are so beautiful that it... Miranda writes Through most of Miranda July's book of short stories... Book Review ...
Pop Candy, April 22, 2009
...How can I choose? Three at random: How the Light Gets In by MJ Hyland , City Boy by Jean Thompson , Taming the Beast by Emily Maguire Favorite website (aside from the Candy): Pitchfork, PostSecret, Slate, Cute Overload, YouTube Best Halloween costume...
Bliggidy Blog, April 6, 2009
...From Publisher's Weekly: (the amazing Jean Thompson!) Do Not Deny Me: Stories Jean Thompson. Simon & Schuster, $14 paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-4165-9563-2 National Book Award–finalist Thompson (for Who Do You Love) delivers a deeply affecting...
