Joe McGinniss Jr. (born 1970) is an American writer. He is the author of The Delivery Man and Carousel Court.
Joe McGinniss Jr. | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Occupation | Writer, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) American University (MPP) |
| Genre | Novels |
| Notable works | The Delivery Man Carousel Court |
| Relatives | Joe McGinniss (father) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editMcGinniss graduated from Swarthmore College and later American University, where he obtained a Masters in Public Policy. McGinniss worked for Mayor Willie Brown in San Francisco as a political consultant and community liaison focusing on development of programs for at-risk youths.
The Delivery Man was published January 15, 2008. His short fiction has appeared in Las Vegas Weekly, and the New Yorker.[1]
Carousel Court was published on August 2, 2016. It was a finalist for the 2016 Kirkus Prize. McGinniss lives in Washington, D.C. He is the son of American writer Joe McGinniss.
Works
edit- The Delivery Man: A Novel. Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. 15 January 2008. ISBN 978-1-55584-826-2.[2]
- Carousel Court: A Novel. Simon & Schuster. 2 August 2016. ISBN 978-1-4767-9130-2.[3][4]
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Lessons from My Father". The New Yorker. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ^ Park, Ed (2008-01-20). "The Delivery Man - Joe McGinniss Jr. - Book Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ^ Roberts, Roxanne (2016-08-02). "Writer Joe McGinniss Jr. follows in his famous father's footsteps, with a novel twist". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ^ Times, Los Angeles. "A California dream dead-ends in Joe McGinniss Jr.'s 'Carousel Court'". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.