Joseph Monninger (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer and Professor of English at
Plymouth State University
Plymouth State University (PSU), formerly Plymouth State College, is a public university in the towns of Plymouth and Holderness, New Hampshire. As of fall 2020, Plymouth State University enrolls 4,491 students (3,739 undergraduate students an ...
. He lives in
Warren, New Hampshire
Warren is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 825 at the 2020 census, down from 904 at the 2010 census. Warren includes the village of Glencliff. The Appalachian Trail crosses the town in the west.
It is ...
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In 2021, Monninger, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with terminal
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...
.
Books
* 1981, ''The Night Caller'' ()
* 1982, ''The Family Man'' ()
* 1983, ''The Summer Hunt'' ()
* 1986, ''New Jersey'' ()
* 1987, ''Second Season'' ()
* 1991, ''Incident at Potter's Bridge'' (), as Joe Monninger
* 1991, ''The Viper Tree'' ()
* 1992, ''Biology Write Now!'' (), co-written with T. L. Taigen
* 1993, ''Razor's Song'' ()
* 1995, ''Mather'' ()
* 1999, ''Home Waters: Fishing With an Old Friend'' ()
* 2001, ''A Barn in New England: Making a Home on Three Acres'' ()
* 2007, ''Two Ton: one fight, one night:
Tony Galento
Domenico Antonio Galento (March 12, 1910 – July 22, 1979) was an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "Two Ton" for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". ...
v.
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He rei ...
'' ()
* 2007, ''Baby'' ()
* 2008, ''
The Letters'', co-written with
Luanne Rice
Luanne Rice is an American novelist. Her 36 novels have been translated into 26 languages. She often writes about nature and the sea, and many of her novels deal with love and family. She is the author of ''The Lemon Orchard'', ''Little Night'' ...
()
* 2008, ''Hippie Chick'' ();
* 2010, ''Eternal on the Water'' ()
* 2010, ''Wish'' ()
* 2011, ''Finding Somewhere'' ()
* 2011, ''The World as We Know It'' ()
* 2012, ''Margaret from Maine'' ()
* 2014 ''The Major's Daughter'' (), as J.P. Francis
* 2014, ''Stay Alive: Crash'' ()
*2014, ''Stay Alive: Cave-In'' ()
*2014, ''Stay Alive: Breakdown'' ()
*2014, ''Stay Alive: Flood'' ()
* 2015 ''Whippoorwill'' ()
* 2017 ''The Map That Leads to You'' (), as J. P. Monninger
* 2017 ''Game Change'' ()
* 2019 ''Seven Letters'' (), as J. P. Monninger
See also
References
Sources
Interview at Peace Corps Writers
External links
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American academics of English literature
American young adult novelists
American fishers
Angling writers
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
1953 births
Living people
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
People from Warren, New Hampshire
20th-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American male non-fiction writers
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