Why My New Book Is Not A Book
Publishers don’t want short story collections, so I decided to try something different. My new collection, Hearts Afire, needed a way to get out to the world. So I tried something different… video and YouTube.
A Virtual Visit to Prairie Lights
Last night Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City sponsored me for a talk on “The Poet’s House”, in conversation with Elizabeth Weiss.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and Cake
I’m just back from two book events, one in Chicago at the Book Cellar, then on to Milwaukee at Boswell Books. Thanks to everyone who hosted and everyone who came out.
My Appearance on The Chicago Review of Books “Your Favorite Book” Podcast
It’s me being interviewed about James Agee’s A Death in the Family.
Virtual Book Launch Video
The McNally Jackson Virtual Book Launch video for The Poet’s House is here. If you missed it, or just want to re-live the memories, have a look.
My Interview with NewCity Lit
No, Not A Poet: An Interview with Jean Thompson about “The Poet’s House” from NewCity Lit
Poet’s House Press 2
Praise for The Poet’s House “Jean Thompson’s wry, canny ninth novel [is] a tribute to the soul-saving value of art, a cri de coeur for women striving to make authentic lives, and a pipeline of guidance from the elders to the emerging. Thompson’s skills make us comfortable at once — and she is often very […]
Poet’s House Press
Praise for The Poet’s House “Ever insightful, imaginative, compassionate, and funny, Thompson is a virtuoso of thorny interactions between wholly realized characters rife with contradictions. “— Booklist (Starred Review) “Thompson’s talents for immersive storytelling and sharp characters are on brilliant display. The author’s fans will savor this.”— Publisher’s Weekly “Ever insightful, imaginative, compassionate, and funny, Thompson is a […]
Cloud Shape Press
Praise for A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl “There’s not a false note in this powerful, beautifully crafted exploration of the trade-offs in women’s lives.”— People “[An] incisive, intricate novel … As Thompson examines the present and past of each of the three generations of women, she adroitly reveals how their life experiences shaped […]
Who Do You Love – Stories
1999 In this acclaimed collection, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Jean Thompson limns the lives of ordinary people — a lonely social worker, a down-and-out junkie, a divorced cop on the night shift — to extraordinary effect. With wisdom and sympathy and spare eloquence, she writes of their inarticulate longings for […]