Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | |
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 Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | |
| Born | Dallas, Texas |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Principia College |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Notable works | The Dark Path to the River |
| Spouse | Peter Ackerman |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Joanne Shriver Leedom and John Nesbitt Leedom |
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Joanne Leedom-Ackerman is an American novelist, short story writer and journalist whose fiction and literary non-fiction includes The Far Side of the Desert, Burning Distance, regional bestseller The Dark Path to the River,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] the short story collection No Marble Angels,[10] and PEN Journeys: Memoir of Literature on the Line. She’s also the senior editor of The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate. She is a Vice President of PEN International and has served as the International Secretary of PEN International and Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee.
- ^ Best Seller Lists, Dallas Morning News, 28 February 1988, 6 March 1988, 20 March 1988, 27 March 1988, 3 April 1988
- ^ Graeber, Laurel (21 February 1988), "In Short; Fiction". The New York Times, Retrieved 23 March 2015
- ^ Manuel, Diane (5 February 1988). "Return of the hopeful - not happy - ending. Three novels about women", The Christian Science Monitor, Retrieved 23 March 2015
- ^ The Washington Post 4 February 1988,
- ^ The Christian Science Monitor 5 February 1988,
- ^ The Los Angeles Times 17 January 1988,
- ^ Dallas Morning News 29 February 1988,
- ^ Kirkus 1 December 1987,
- ^ Booklist 1 February 1988
- ^ O'Conner, Patricia T. (26 April 1987), "New & Noteworthy", The New York Times, Retrieved 23 March 2015