Books written by Jincy Willett

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  Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather

  Winner of the National Book Award, the long-awaited novel from the author of the acclaimed collection, Jenny and the Jaws of Life, is an unusual and wonderful novel that is somehow able to be at once bleak and hilarious, light-hearted and ...

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  Amy Among the Serial Killers: A Novel

  Jincy Willett's beloved characters return in Amy Among the Serial Killers, a wickedly smart and funny take on the thriller genre by one of our most acclaimed literary humorists.

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  Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories

  Critically acclaimed when it was first published in 1987, Jenny and the Jaws of Life is being brought back due to popular demand. It's a timeless collection filled with a certain freshness and wit that ring just as loudly today.

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  Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories

  Presents a new edition of the acclaimed collection of stories, first published in 1987, that captures the lives and destinies of a variety of complex and eccentric characters, including children, rapists, businessmen, and adulterers who ...

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  The Writing Class

  Receiving a threatening phone call and obscene messages in her peer evaluations, university writing workshop teacher Amy Gallup is forced to reevaluate her students' assignments in the aftermath of a murder to see if any of them ...

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  The Writing Class: A Novel

  Suspenseful, extremely witty, brilliantly written, unexpectedly hilarious, and a joy from start to finish, The Writing Class is a one-of-a-kind novel that rivals Jincy Willett's previous masterpieces.

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  Amy Falls Down: A Novel

  Suffering a head injury after decades of isolation, Amy Gallup participates in a newspaper interview by a journalist who perceives her post-injury confusion for the rambling of a genius, a mistake that catapults her to fame and rekindles ...