Joyce Maynard | |
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 Maynard at the 2023 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | November 5, 1953 Durham, New Hampshire, U.S. |
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| Period | 1981–present |
| Genre | Fiction, memoir, true crime, young adult |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Notable works | To Die For, At Home in the World |
| Spouse | Steve Bethel
(m. 1977; div. 1989)Jim Barringer
(m. 2013; died 2016) |
| Children | 3; including Wilson |
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Joyce Maynard (born November 5, 1953) is an American novelist and journalist. She began her career in journalism in the 1970s, writing for several publications, most notably Seventeen magazine and The New York Times. Maynard contributed to Mademoiselle and Harrowsmith magazines in the 1980s, while also beginning a career as a novelist with the publication of her first novel, Baby Love (1981). Her second novel, To Die For (1992), drew on the Pamela Smart murder case and was adapted by Gus Van Sant into the film To Die For in 1995. Maynard received significant media attention in 1998 with the publication of her memoir At Home in the World, in which she describes her relationship with J. D. Salinger.
Maynard has published novels in a wide range of literary genres, including fiction, young adult fiction, and true crime. Her sixth novel, Labor Day (2009), was adapted into the 2013 film Labor Day, directed by Jason Reitman. Her recent novels include Under the Influence (2016), Count the Ways (2021), The Bird Hotel (2023), and How the Light Gets In (2024).