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May 2020 15. “This was the first time I was interviewed about a new book by somebody who hated writing and didn’t read books until recently,” Paulette Jiles wrote me via email on January 30 ...
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Jun 20, 2017 · June 20, 2017. The novelist/poet discusses westerns, accolades, and her admiration for world-building narratives. (In honor of today's release of the paperback version of News of the World, we present an interview we did with author Paulette Jiles last fall.) In her latest novel, News of the World, Paulette Jiles masterfully evokes the American ...
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Paulette Kay Jiles was born in 1943 in Salem, Missouri. She attended college at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, graduating in 1968 [1] with a major in Romance Languages. [2] Jiles moved to Toronto, Canada in 1969, where she worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [2] and, subsequently, helped set up native language, FM radio ...
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- University of Missouri–Kansas City
- Jim Johnson (divorced)
- News of the World (2016)
Paulette Jiles was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and now has dual citizenship with Canada. A critically acclaimed poet, she is a past winner the Canadian Governor General Award, Canada's highest literary honor. Her previous books are North Spirit (1995) and Cousins (1992). She lives with her husband in San Antonio, Texas.
T his month William Morrow will publish News of the World, the sixth novel by Paulette Jiles, a 73-year-old poet, novelist, memoirist, and resident of the Hill Country town of Utopia.Set in Texas ...
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Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a traumatic head wound in battle. His recovery took the better part of a year as he struggled to regain his senses and mobility. By the time he returned home, the Civil War was over, but tragedy awaited. John's beloved sister and her family had been brutally murdered. Their killer goes by many names.
Apr 16, 2020 · Paulette Jiles is a novelist, poet and memoirist. She is the author of Cousins , a memoir, and the novels Enemy Women , Stormy Weather , The Color of Lightning , Lighthouse Island and News of the World , which was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award.
