Jill Malone is an American novelist. Her second novel, A Field Guide to Deception, won the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction.[1]
Personal life
editMalone spent her early childhood in Germany as an "army brat", and later lived on the east coast of the United States and in Hawaii before settling in Spokane, Washington. She is married and has a son.[2]
Writing
editMalone's first novel, Red Audrey and the Roping, was about a surfer and Latin teacher, confined to bed after an accident in Hawaii.[3] It was shortlisted for the 2010 Ferro-Grumley Award.[4]
Her second novel, A Field Guide to Deception, won the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction.[1] It is set in the author's home town of Spokane and a central character had ghostwritten the field guides to mushrooms which were published under the name of her late aunt.[5]
Her third novel, Giraffe People centers on the 15 year old daughter of an army chaplain and her developing relationships.[6][7][8]
Selected publications
edit- Malone, Jill (2008). Red Audrey and the Roping. Bywater Books. ISBN 978-1932859546.
- Malone, Jill (2009). A Field Guide to Deception. Bywater Books. ISBN 978-1932859706.
- Malone, Jill (2013). Giraffe People. Bywater Books. ISBN 978-1612940397.
References
edit- 1 2 Valenzuela, Tony (May 10, 2010). "22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Jill Malone". Bywater Books. December 7, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Red Audrey and the roping". Chicago Public Library. 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2026. Quotes review from "Booklist"
- ↑ "The Ferro-Grumley Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Zielinsky, Lara (May 4, 2010). "'A Field Guide to Deception' by Jill Malone". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010.
- ↑ Gangemi, Merry (August 6, 2013). "'Giraffe People' by Jill Malone". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Norris, Bett (June 4, 2013). "Lez get literary: 'Giraffe People' by Jill Malone". Lesbian.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ Scott, Tara (July 11, 2017). "Giraffe People by Jill Malone: Book Review · The Lesbian Review". The Lesbian Review. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
External links
edit- Official website archived on September 23, 2023