Julianna Baggott
Encyclopedia
Julianna Baggott is a novelist, essayist and poet who also writes under pen names Bridget Asher and N.E. Bode. She is an associate professor at Florida State University
's Creative Writing Program.
and will be published by Grand Central Publishing. The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted, published under pen name Asher, will be published this spring. To date, there are thirty-nine foreign editions of her novels.
Baggot began publishing when she was twenty-two. After receiving her M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
, she published her first novel, Girl Talk, while she was still in her twenties. Girl Talk was a national bestseller and was quickly followed by Boston Globe
bestseller The Miss America Family, and then Boston Herald
Book Club selection, The Madam, a historical novel based on the life of her grandmother. She co-wrote Which Brings Me to You with Steve Almond
, A Best Book of 2006 (Kirkus Reviews
) optioned by producer Richard Brown and adapted by Keith Bunin.
Her latest novel, The Pretend Wife, under the pen name Bridget Asher, was published in June 2009. Her first Bridget Asher novel, My Husband's Sweethearts has sixteen overseas editions. In spring 2011, Random House
will publish The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted, with another Asher novel under contract.
She also writes bestselling novels for younger readers under the pen name N.E. Bode as well as under Julianna Baggott. The Anybodies trilogy was a People Magazine pick alongside David Sedaris
and Bill Clinton
, a Washington Post Book of the Week, a Girls' Life
Top Ten, a Booksense selection, and was in development at Nickelodeon
/Paramount; The Slippery Map (fall 2007), and the prequel to Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
(2007), a movie starring Dustin Hoffman
, Natalie Portman
, and Jason Bateman
. For two years, Bode was a recurring personality on Sirius XM Radio.
Julianna's Boston Red Sox
novel The Prince of Fenway Park (HarperCollins
), was published in spring 2009. The Ever Breath (Random House
) was published in December 2009.
Baggott has also published three collections of poetry (This Country of Mothers, Compulsions of Silkworms and Bees, and Lizzie Borden in Love) and has been published in major literary publications, including Poetry
, The American Poetry Review
, and The Best American Poetry
.
Baggott's work has appeared in AGNI, The New York Times
, The Boston Globe
, Glamour
, Ms., Real Simple
, and read on NPR
's Here and Now and Talk of the Nation. Her essays, stories, and poems are highly anthologized.
She is a confessed liar and lives in Florida with her husband writer David G.W. Scott and their four kids. In 2006, Baggott and her husband co-founded the nonprofit organization Kids in Need-Books in Deed, that focuses on literacy and getting free books to underprivileged children in the state of Florida.
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Interviews Online
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
's Creative Writing Program.
Life
Baggott has published sixteen books over the last ten years. Film rights for her forthcoming novel Pure have been acquired by Fox 200020th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
and will be published by Grand Central Publishing. The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted, published under pen name Asher, will be published this spring. To date, there are thirty-nine foreign editions of her novels.
Baggot began publishing when she was twenty-two. After receiving her M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
, she published her first novel, Girl Talk, while she was still in her twenties. Girl Talk was a national bestseller and was quickly followed by Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
bestseller The Miss America Family, and then Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
Book Club selection, The Madam, a historical novel based on the life of her grandmother. She co-wrote Which Brings Me to You with Steve Almond
Steve Almond
Steve Almond is an American short story writer and essayist. He is the author of eight books.-Life:He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He spent seven years as a newspaper reporter,...
, A Best Book of 2006 (Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus . Kirkus serves the book and literary trade sector, including libraries, publishers, literary and film agents, film and TV producers and booksellers. Kirkus Reviews is published on the first and 15th of each month...
) optioned by producer Richard Brown and adapted by Keith Bunin.
Her latest novel, The Pretend Wife, under the pen name Bridget Asher, was published in June 2009. Her first Bridget Asher novel, My Husband's Sweethearts has sixteen overseas editions. In spring 2011, Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
will publish The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted, with another Asher novel under contract.
She also writes bestselling novels for younger readers under the pen name N.E. Bode as well as under Julianna Baggott. The Anybodies trilogy was a People Magazine pick alongside David Sedaris
David Sedaris
David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor....
and Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, a Washington Post Book of the Week, a Girls' Life
Girls' Life (magazine)
Girls' Life is an American teen magazine. It was launched in 1994 by Monarch Services. Issues of Girls' Life contain information and advice on topics such as academic success, peer pressure, time management tips, stress-relieving ideas and self-esteem. Girls' Lifes website hosts a penpal program,...
Top Ten, a Booksense selection, and was in development at Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
/Paramount; The Slippery Map (fall 2007), and the prequel to Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a 2007 film written and directed by Zach Helm. The film stars Dustin Hoffman as the owner of a magical toy store, and Natalie Portman as his store employee.-Plot:...
(2007), a movie starring Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
, Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
, and Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Jason Kent Bateman is an American television and film actor. After appearing in several 1980s and 1990s sitcoms including It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, Bateman came to prominence in the early 2000s for playing Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, for which he won a TV Land, a Golden...
. For two years, Bode was a recurring personality on Sirius XM Radio.
Julianna's Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
novel The Prince of Fenway Park (HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
), was published in spring 2009. The Ever Breath (Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
) was published in December 2009.
Baggott has also published three collections of poetry (This Country of Mothers, Compulsions of Silkworms and Bees, and Lizzie Borden in Love) and has been published in major literary publications, including Poetry
Poetry (magazine)
Poetry , published in Chicago, Illinois since 1912, is one of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world. Published by the Poetry Foundation and currently edited by Christian Wiman, the magazine has a circulation of 30,000 and prints 300 poems per year out of approximately...
, The American Poetry Review
The American Poetry Review
The American Poetry Review is an American poetry magazine printed every other month on tabloid-sized newsprint.Founded in 1972 by Stephen Berg, APR has always been published from editorial offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Berg is one of three editors, along with David Bonanno and Elizabeth...
, and The Best American Poetry
The Best American Poetry
The Best American Poetry series consists of annual poetry anthologies, each containing seventy-five poems.The series, begun by poet and editor David Lehman in 1988, has a different guest editor every year...
.
Baggott's work has appeared in AGNI, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Ms., Real Simple
Real Simple
Real Simple is a monthly women's interest magazine published by Time Inc.. Real Simple, which was launched by Time in 2000, features articles and information related to homekeeping, childcare, cooking and emotional wellbeing. Real Simple is distinguished by its clean, uncluttered style of layout...
, and read on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's Here and Now and Talk of the Nation. Her essays, stories, and poems are highly anthologized.
She is a confessed liar and lives in Florida with her husband writer David G.W. Scott and their four kids. In 2006, Baggott and her husband co-founded the nonprofit organization Kids in Need-Books in Deed, that focuses on literacy and getting free books to underprivileged children in the state of Florida.
Awards
- Delaware Division of Arts fellowship
- Virginia Center for the Creative ArtsVirginia Center for the Creative ArtsThe Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is an artists’ community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of two weeks to two months for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains...
fellowship - Ragdale Foundation fellowship
- Bread Loaf Writers' ConferenceBread Loaf Writers' ConferenceThe Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is a writers' conference held every summer at the Bread Loaf Inn, near Bread Loaf Mountain, east of Middlebury, Vermont...
fellowship
Work online
- "Pep Talk from Julianna Baggott", National Novel Writing Month, November 2009
- Hello, Stranger, an essay in Real Simple
- Playing Role Reversal with My Therapist, an essay in The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- The key to literary success? Be a man--or write like one., an essay in The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
- "Mary Todd on her Deathbed", a poem on TheAtlantic.com
- "Monica Lewinsky thinks of Bill Clinton While Standing Naked in Front of a Hotel Mirror," a poem on TheAtlantic.com
- "My Mother's National Geographics," a poem archived at The Virginia Quarterly Review
- "My Cousin Attempts Suicide In Gander Hill Prison," a poem archived at The Virginia Quarterly Review
- "Blurbs," a poem, published in The Southern Review
- "Nights in Tiajuana," a poem, published in The Southern Review
- "What the poets could have been," a poem, published in The Southern Review
Novels
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Steve Almond is an American short story writer and essayist. He is the author of eight books.-Life:He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He spent seven years as a newspaper reporter,...
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Novels for young readers
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Interviews Online
- Did Publishers Overlook Women Writers an interview on NPR'sNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
Tell Me More with Michel Martin. - Magical Things: An Interview with Julianna Baggott at PopMatters
- An Interview with Julianna Baggott and Steve Almond at Bookslut
- Mothers Who Write: Julianna Baggott an interview by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D.
- Poetic Asides interview with Robert Lee Brewer