Joyce Maynard

New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard returns to Warwick's on Wednesday, September 4th at 7:00pm to discuss and sign her newest novel After her. Reserved Seating is available, but cannot be purchased online. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and The Good Daughters returns with a haunting novel of sisterhood, sacrifice, and suspense.

Summer, 1979. A dry, hot Northern California school vacation stretches before Rachel and her younger sister, Patty--the daughters of a larger-than-life, irresistibly handsome (and chronically unfaithful) detective father and the mother whose heart he broke. When we first meet her, Patty is eleven--a gangly kid who loves basketball and dogs and would do anything for her older sister, Rachel. Rachel is obsessed with making up stories and believes she possesses the gift of knowing what's in the minds of people around her. She has visions, whether she wants to or not. Left to their own devices, the sisters spend their days studying record jackets, concocting elaborate fantasies about the mysterious neighbor who moved in down the street, and playing dangerous games on the mountain that looms behind their house.

When young women start turning up dead on the mountain, the girls' father is put in charge of finding the murderer known as the "Sunset Strangler." Watching her father's life slowly unravel as months pass and more women are killed, Rachel embarks on her most dangerous game yet . . . using herself as bait to catch the killer. But rather than cracking the case, the consequences of Rachel's actions will destroy her father's career and alter forever the lives of everyone she loves.

Thirty years later, still haunted by the belief that the killer remains at large, Rachel constructs a new strategy to smoke out the Sunset Strangler and vindicate her father--a plan that unexpectedly unearths a long-buried family secret.

Loosely inspired by the Trailside Killer case that terrorized Marin County, California, in the late 1970s, After her is part thriller, part love story. Maynard has created a poignant, suspenseful, and painfully real family saga that traces a young girl's first explorations of sexuality, the loss of innocence, the bond shared by sisters, and the tender but damaged relationship between a girl and her father that endures even beyond the grave.

Location: Street: 7812 Girard Ave City: La Jolla, Province: California Postal Code: 92037 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

JOYCE MAYNARD discussing and signing After Her. Opening in northern California in 1979, the novel is loosely based on the Trailside Killer case that terrorized the area in the late 1970s. The detective father of two young girls living at the edge of the mountain is put in charge of finding the murderer of the young women killed on the mountain trails. When Rachel, the older of the young daughters, sees her father’s life unraveling over the case she decides to use herself as bait to catch the killer. It’s a decision that changes the lives of everyone she loves.

Location: Street: 12 Depot Square City: Peterborough, Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03458-1421 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Joyce Maynard signs The Good Daughters.

Meet author Joyce Maynard as she reads from and signs copies of her book, The Good Daughters. Moving from rural New Hampshire to China, the wilds of British Columbia to the ‘70s Boston art school scene, The Good Daughters is a story about the ties of home and family, the devastating force of failed love, and the healing power of forgiveness. (boconno1)… (more)

Joyce Maynard , Labor Day.

"Surely Joyce Maynard is one of our best storytellers. And [this book] is her best novel. It is such a generous book, full of love and hope. Long after I finished reading it, I was full of all it gave me: the joys of a perfect pie, of babies, and of love"Anne Hood author of The Knitting Circle "[This is] a sexy, page turning, poignant story told by a sweetly baffled young hero, perhaps the best kind of hero to narrate any tale. Joyce Maynard is at her finest."Jane Hamilton author of Laura Rider's Masterpiece Joyce Maynard has been a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, a syndicated newspaper columnist whose "Domestic Affairs" column appeared in more than fifty papers nationwide, and a regular contributor to NPR. Her writing has also been published in national magazines, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Newsweek; The New York Times Magazine; Salon; USA Weekly; and many more. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Charlie Rose, and on Fresh Air. The author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction, including the novel To Die For, the bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, and the young adult novel The Usual Rules, Maynard makes her home in Mill Valley, California. (booksense)… (more)

Joyce Maynard , Labor Day.

"Surely Joyce Maynard is one of our best storytellers. And [this book] is her best novel. It is such a generous book, full of love and hope. Long after I finished reading it, I was full of all it gave me: the joys of a perfect pie, of babies, and of love"Anne Hood author of The Knitting Circle "[This is] a sexy, page turning, poignant story told by a sweetly baffled young hero, perhaps the best kind of hero to narrate any tale. Joyce Maynard is at her finest."Jane Hamilton author of Laura Rider's Masterpiece Joyce Maynard has been a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, a syndicated newspaper columnist whose "Domestic Affairs" column appeared in more than fifty papers nationwide, and a regular contributor to NPR. Her writing has also been published in national magazines, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Newsweek; The New York Times Magazine; Salon; USA Weekly; and many more. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Charlie Rose, and on Fresh Air. The author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction, including the novel To Die For, the bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, and the young adult novel The Usual Rules, Maynard makes her home in Mill Valley, California. (booksense)… (more)

J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye.; Joyce Maynard, At Home in the World: A Memoir.

Yes, there are many children's books that we hold dear to our hearts, but what do we really know about their authors? this new Wild Rumpus book club, for adults only, will feature two titles for each meeting. The first book will be one of our classic/favorite/memorable books from our childhood, and the second will give us information about its author. The latter book will provide insight, that perhaps the author might not be eager to share, into the mind and lifestyle of the word slinger. Please join me on the second Monday of each month to discuss what we think may have affected the writings and lifeview of each "chosen" author. Mudslinging and snacks will be involved . . . Feel free to do a little investigation and legwork on your own and bring of your findings . . . Sherlock. The first meeting will be September 14th @ 7:00 p.m. Please call Wild Rumpus at 612-920-5005 to sign up and then join Jean for mudslinging, discussion, and snacks . . . (omayao)… (more)