Joseph Monninger

Joseph Monninger
Monninger in 2008
Born	(1953-10-28)October 28, 1953 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	January 1, 2025(2025-01-01) (aged 71)
Education	Temple University (BA) University of New Hampshire (MA)
Occupations	Writer, academic
Writing career
Period	1981–2024 (as writer)
Genres	Romantic, mystery, and young adult fiction; sports; nonfiction
Subjects	Literature, Writing

Joseph Monninger (October 28, 1953 – January 1, 2025) was an American writer and Professor of English at Plymouth State University. He lived in Warren, New Hampshire. In his youth, Monninger was a Peace Corps volunteer. He was twice a recipient of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.

In 2021, Monninger, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His book Goodbye To Clocks Ticking is a memoir of the first year after diagnosis.^{[citation needed]} He died on January 1, 2025, at the age of 71. His death was announced on January 8.

Books

• 1981: The Night Caller (ISBN 978-0-440-16674-0)
• 1982: The Family Man (ISBN 978-0-689-11235-5)
• 1983: The Summer Hunt (ISBN 978-0-689-11325-3)
• 1986: New Jersey (ISBN 978-0-345-34112-9)
• 1987: Second Season (ISBN 978-0-689-11936-1)
• 1991: Incident at Potter's Bridge (ISBN 978-1-55611-307-9), as Joe Monninger
• 1991: The Viper Tree (ISBN 978-0-671-70085-0)
• 1992: Biology Write Now! (ISBN 978-0-07-003143-2), co-written with T. L. Taigen
• 1993: Razor's Song (ISBN 978-0-380-71874-0)
• 1995: Mather (ISBN 978-1-55611-447-2)
• 1999: Home Waters: Fishing With an Old Friend (ISBN 978-0-7679-0515-2)
• 2001: A Barn in New England: Making a Home on Three Acres (ISBN 978-0-8118-4001-9)
• 2007: Two Ton: One Fight, One Night: Tony Galento v. Joe Louis (ISBN 978-1-58642-138-0)
• 2007: Baby (ISBN 978-1-59078-502-7)
• 2008: The Letters, co-written with Luanne Rice (ISBN 978-0-553-80741-7)
• 2008: Hippie Chick (ISBN 978-1-59078-598-0);
• 2010: Eternal on the Water (ISBN 978-1-4391-6833-2)
• 2010: Wish (ISBN 9780385739412)
• 2011: Finding Somewhere (ISBN 9780385739429)
• 2011: The World as We Know It (ISBN 9781451606348)
• 2012: Margaret from Maine (ISBN 9780452298682)
• 2014: The Major's Daughter (ISBN 9780452298699), as J.P. Francis
• 2014: Stay Alive: Crash (ISBN 9780545563482)
• 2014: Stay Alive: Cave-In (ISBN 9780545563529)
• 2014: Stay Alive: Breakdown (ISBN 9780545563550)
• 2014: Stay Alive: Flood (ISBN 9780545563598)
• 2015: Whippoorwill (ISBN 9780544531239)
• 2017: The Map That Leads to You (ISBN 9781250060761), as J. P. Monninger
• 2017: Game Change (ISBN 9780544531222)
• 2019: Seven Letters (ISBN 978-1-25-018769-7), as J. P. Monninger
• 2023: Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying (ISBN 978-1586423605)

See also

References

Sources

• Interview at Peace Corps Writers
• Faculty profile at Plymouth State University^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Joseph Monninger at IMDb
• Joseph Monninger at the Library of Congress, with 20 library catalog records

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