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Joyce Maynard
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Joyce Maynard is an American novelist and journalist known for novels, memoirs, and journalism, including Labor Day and At Home in the World.
Biography
Joyce Maynard (born November 5, 1953) is an American novelist and journalist. She began her journalism career in the 1970s, writing for Seventeen and The New York Times, and contributed to Mademoiselle and Harrowsmith in the 1980s. Her first novel, Baby Love, was published in 1981.
Maynard's work spans fiction, young adult fiction, memoir, and true crime. Her second novel, To Die For (1992), drew on the Pamela Smart murder case and was adapted by Gus Van Sant into the 1995 film To Die For. Her 1998 memoir At Home in the World, about a relationship with J. D. Salinger, received significant media attention. Labor Day (2009) was adapted into a 2013 film directed by Jason Reitman. More recent novels include Under the Influence (2016), Count the Ways (2021), The Bird Hotel (2023), and How the Light Gets In (2024).
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Books by Joyce Maynard
After her
After Her (2013) is described as a novel of family, friendship, and suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and The Good Daughters.