Monica Wood

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Monica Wood is an American novelist, memoirist, and playwright.

She grew up in Mexico, Maine.[1]

She was commencement speaker at University of Maine at Farmington.[2]

Works[edit]

  • Wood, Monica (2016-04-05). The one-in-a-million boy. ISBN 978-1-4722-2835-2., [3]
  • Wood, Monica (2012). When We Were the Kennedys. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-63014-4., [4]
  • Wood, Monica (2006). Any Bitter Thing. New York: Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-0-345-47768-2.
  • Wood, Monica (2004-12-28). Ernie's Ark. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-47716-3.;[5]
  • Saint Dad,[6][7][8]
  • Papermaker
  • Wood, Monica (2023-06-06). How to Read a Book. Mariner Books. ISBN 978-0-06-324367-5. [9][10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maine author Monica Wood supports strike at HarperCollins, refuses to work on forthcoming novel". Press Herald. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ^ "Commencement 2024 - University of Maine at Farmington". www.umf.maine.edu/. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ Beckerman, Hannah (2016-04-24). "The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ Canby, Peter (2012-07-24). "Dirty River, Peeled Paint: Reflections From a Vanishing Town". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  5. ^ "Twenty years after it was first published, 'Ernie's Ark' feels as fresh as ever". Press Herald. 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  6. ^ "Camp life: Monica Wood's 'Saint Dad' set to be staged at Hammond Hall". The Ellsworth American. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  7. ^ "Portland Stage Company presents a play about Maine by a Mainer—but it's really for everyone". newscentermaine.com. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  8. ^ "Theater review: Sale of a Maine family camp at center of new comedy". Press Herald. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  9. ^ Simonson, Helen (2024-05-05). "Three Lives Entwined by Tragedy — and a Love of Literature". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  10. ^ "Author Monica Wood talks about her latest novel before Rumford crowd". Lewiston Sun Journal. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  11. ^ "'How to Read a Book' regards even a fatal mistake with compassion". Press Herald. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-22.