Jillian Medoff

Jillian Medoff (August 21, 1963) is an American writer of literary fiction.

Books

Her first novel, Hunger Point, was published by ReganBooks in 1997, and became the basis for an original Lifetime movie, starring Barbara Hershey and Christina Hendricks of Mad Men, which first aired in 2003.[1] Hunger Point has been translated into a number of foreign languages, including French, Spanish, Hebrew, among others. Medoff's second novel, Good Girls Gone Bad, was published by HarperCollins in 2002, and translated into a number of foreign languages as well. Her most recent novel, I Couldn't Love You More, was published in May 2012 by Grand Central Publishing.

Education and personal life

The eldest daughter of a traveling salesman, Jillian moved 17 times by age 17, ultimately settling in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a BA from Barnard College and an MFA from NYU. She has studied under the direction of Mona Simpson, Jonathan Dee, Robert Coover, and Alice Walker. She also attended Master Classes with Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Grace Paley. She is a former fellow at the MacDowell Colony, Blue Mountain Center, VCCA and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain. She briefly taught at NYU and the University of Georgia. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and children.

References

  1. ↑ NewYorkTimes.com


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