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{{short description|American novelist (born 1960)}}
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'''Kaylie Jones''' (born 5 August 1960, in [[Paris]], [[France]]) is an [[United States|American]] writer, memoirist and novelist.
'''Kaylie Jones''' (born August 5, 1960 in [[Paris]], France) is an American writer, memoirist and novelist.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Jones is the daughter of [[National Book Award]]-winning novelist [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]] (''[[From Here to Eternity]]''), and Gloria Jones, a former actress and stand-in for [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Kaylie Jones grew up in [[Paris]], [[France]] and [[Sagaponack, New York]]. She is a graduate of [[Wesleyan University]] and [[Columbia University School of the Arts]].
Jones is the daughter of [[National Book Award]]-winning novelist [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]] (''[[From Here to Eternity]]''), and Gloria Jones, a former actress and stand-in for [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Kaylie Jones grew up in [[Paris]], France, and [[Sagaponack, New York]]. She is a graduate of [[Wesleyan University]] and [[Columbia University School of the Arts]].


She has taught in the public schools of New York City through [[Teachers & Writers Collaborative]], and has organized a symposium at [[Southampton College]] in memory of her father, who died in 1977.
She has taught in the public schools of New York City through [[Teachers & Writers Collaborative]], and has organized a symposium at [[Southampton College]] in memory of her father, who died in 1977.


In 1998, Jones' book ''[[A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (novel)|A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries]]'' (published in 1990) became a [[Merchant Ivory]] [[ A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)|film]]. The film was directed by [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]] and starred [[Leelee Sobieski]] as Channe (the protagonist in the novel).
In 1998, Jones' book ''[[A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (novel)|A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries]]'' (published in 1990) became a [[Merchant Ivory]] [[A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)|film]]. The film was directed by [[James Ivory]] and starred [[Leelee Sobieski]] as Channe (the protagonist in the novel).


''[[Lies My Mother Never Told Me]]'' (2009), a memoir, describes her life as the child of a celebrated author and a beautiful, competitive and witty mother, who became an editor at Doubleday with her friend, [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]. Gloria Jones's close circle of friends included [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Betty Comden]], [[Phyllis Newman]], and [[Ellen Adler]], the daughter of [[Stella Adler]]. Kaylie Jones's relationship with her mother became more combative after her father's death in 1977.<ref>Maslin, Janet. [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/books/31maslin.html "Book of the Times: A Daughter’s Memoir, a Mother’s Anguish,"] ''New York Times'' (Aug. 31, 2009).</ref>
''Lies My Mother Never Told Me'' (2009), a memoir, describes her life as the child of a celebrated author and a beautiful, competitive and witty mother, who became an editor at Doubleday with her friend, [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]. Kaylie Jones's relationship with her mother became more combative after her father's death in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |title=Book of the Times: A Daughter's Memoir, a Mother's Anguish |first=Janet |last=Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=2009-08-31 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=C1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/books/31maslin.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810221011/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/books/31maslin.html |archive-date=2011-08-10 |url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2011, Jones was instrumental in publishing an uncensored edition of [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]]' ''[[From Here to Eternity (novel)|From Here to Eternity]]''.<ref>Kellogg, Carolyn. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/04/profanity-and-more-to-be-found-in-from-here-to-eternity-uncensored-ebook.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef0147e3c3d2a2970b "Profanity and more to be found in uncensored 'From Here to Eternity' e-book,"] ''Los Angeles Times'' (Apr. 5, 2011).</ref><ref>Bosmna, Julie. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/books/james-joness-from-here-to-eternity-is-uncensored.html "James Jones' 'From Here to Eternity' is Uncensored,"] ''New York Times'' (Apr. 5, 2011).</ref> Her essay, "Judite", appears in the anthology ''Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting ''(2013)'', ''published by [[W. W. Norton & Company]].
In 2011, Jones was instrumental in publishing an uncensored edition of her father's ''[[From Here to Eternity (novel)|From Here to Eternity]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Profanity and more to be found in uncensored 'From Here to Eternity' e-book |first=Carolyn |last=Kellogg |date=2011-04-05 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/jacket-copy/story/2011-04-05/profanity-and-more-to-be-found-in-uncensored-from-here-to-eternity-e-book |access-date=2023-02-18 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411185917/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/04/profanity-and-more-to-be-found-in-from-here-to-eternity-uncensored-ebook.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef0147e3c3d2a2970b |archive-date=2011-04-11 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Author's Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel |first=Julie |last=Bosmna |date=2011-04-05 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=C1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/books/james-joness-from-here-to-eternity-is-uncensored.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406154425/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/books/james-joness-from-here-to-eternity-is-uncensored.html |archive-date=2011-04-06 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her essay, "Judite", appears in the anthology ''Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting ''(2013)'', ''published by [[W. W. Norton & Company]].


Jones helped found the MFA Program in Writing at [[Long Island University]]'s Southampton campus and the MFA Program in Writing at [[Wilkes University]]. She currently teaches memoir, literature and fiction writing at both universities.
{{citation needed span|Jones helped found the MFA Program in Writing at [[Long Island University]], which is now a part of the [[Stony Brook University]] Southampton Campus, and the MFA Program in Writing at [[Wilkes University]]. She teaches memoir, literature and fiction writing at both universities.|date=February 2023}}


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Jones is married to Kevin Heisler and has a daughter, Eyrna, born in 1997.<ref>Bullock, Gregory. [http://visit.easthamptonstar.com/Archive/1/Kaylie-Jones-Soldiers-Daughter "Kaylie Jones: A Soldier's Daughter,"] ''East Hampton Star'' (Nov. 25, 2013).</ref><ref name=NYWW>[http://newyorkwritersworkshop.com/kaylie-jones Jones bio], New York Writers Workshop. Accessed May 30, 2014.</ref>
Jones is married to Kevin Heisler and has a daughter, Eyrna, born in 1997.<ref name=NYWW>{{cite web |title=Jones, Kaylie |date=2014-02-19 |website=newyorkwritersworkshop.com |url=http://newyorkwritersworkshop.com/kaylie-jones |access-date=2014-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219044457/http://newyorkwritersworkshop.com/kaylie-jones |archive-date=2014-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kaylie Jones: A Soldier's Daughter |first=Gregory |last=Bullock |date=2013-11-25 |newspaper=[[The East Hampton Star]] |url=http://visit.easthamptonstar.com/Archive/1/Kaylie-Jones-Soldiers-Daughter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203133750/http://visit.easthamptonstar.com/Archive/1/Kaylie-Jones-Soldiers-Daughter |archive-date=2014-02-03}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
* ''[[As Soon as It Rains]]'' (Doubleday, 1986)
* ''As Soon as It Rains'' (Doubleday, 1986)
* ''[[Quite the Other Way]]'' (Doubleday, 1989)
* ''Quite the Other Way'' (Doubleday, 1989)
* ''[[A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (novel)|A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries]]'' (Bantam Books, 1990)
* ''[[A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (novel)|A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries]]'' (Bantam Books, 1990)
* ''[[Celeste Ascending]]'' (HarperCollins, 2000)
* ''Celeste Ascending'' (HarperCollins, 2000)
* ''Speak Now'' (Akashic, 2003)
* ''Speak Now'' (Akashic, 2003)
* ''[[Lies My Mother Never Told Me]]'' (HarperCollins/William Morrow, 2009)
* ''Lies My Mother Never Told Me'' (HarperCollins/William Morrow, 2009)


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* {{official|http://kayliejones.com}}
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/13032/Kaylie_Jones/index.aspx Jones bio], Harper Collins website
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/13032/Kaylie_Jones/index.aspx Jones bio] at Harper Collins
* Holden, J. Z. [http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Main-Articles/1012/The-Beautiful-Creator-Kaylie-Jones.html "The Beautiful Creator - Kaylie Jones,"] Hamptons.com (July 20, 2006)
* Holden, J. Z. [http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Main-Articles/1012/The-Beautiful-Creator-Kaylie-Jones.html "The Beautiful Creator - Kaylie Jones,"] Hamptons.com (July 20, 2006)
* Lybarger, Dan. [http://tipjar.com/dan/kayliejones.htm "Keeping up with the Joneses: An Interview with Kaylie Jones,"] ''Pitch Weekly'' (Jan. 14-20, 1999). Archived at TipJar.com.
* Lybarger, Dan. [http://tipjar.com/dan/kayliejones.htm "Keeping up with the Joneses: An Interview with Kaylie Jones,"] ''Pitch Weekly'' (Jan. 14-20, 1999). Archived at TipJar.com.


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Latest revision as of 20:58, 27 February 2024

Kaylie Jones
Born (1960-08-05) August 5, 1960 (age 63)
Paris, France[1]
OccupationWriter
EducationWesleyan University
Columbia University School of the Arts
Notable worksA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Lies My Mother Never Told Me
SpouseKevin Heisler

Kaylie Jones (born August 5, 1960 in Paris, France) is an American writer, memoirist and novelist.

Biography[edit]

Jones is the daughter of National Book Award-winning novelist James Jones (From Here to Eternity), and Gloria Jones, a former actress and stand-in for Marilyn Monroe. Kaylie Jones grew up in Paris, France, and Sagaponack, New York. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia University School of the Arts.

She has taught in the public schools of New York City through Teachers & Writers Collaborative, and has organized a symposium at Southampton College in memory of her father, who died in 1977.

In 1998, Jones' book A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (published in 1990) became a Merchant Ivory film. The film was directed by James Ivory and starred Leelee Sobieski as Channe (the protagonist in the novel).

Lies My Mother Never Told Me (2009), a memoir, describes her life as the child of a celebrated author and a beautiful, competitive and witty mother, who became an editor at Doubleday with her friend, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kaylie Jones's relationship with her mother became more combative after her father's death in 1977.[2]

In 2011, Jones was instrumental in publishing an uncensored edition of her father's From Here to Eternity.[3][4] Her essay, "Judite", appears in the anthology Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting (2013), published by W. W. Norton & Company.

Jones helped found the MFA Program in Writing at Long Island University, which is now a part of the Stony Brook University Southampton Campus, and the MFA Program in Writing at Wilkes University. She teaches memoir, literature and fiction writing at both universities.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

Jones is married to Kevin Heisler and has a daughter, Eyrna, born in 1997.[1][5]

Works[edit]

  • As Soon as It Rains (Doubleday, 1986)
  • Quite the Other Way (Doubleday, 1989)
  • A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (Bantam Books, 1990)
  • Celeste Ascending (HarperCollins, 2000)
  • Speak Now (Akashic, 2003)
  • Lies My Mother Never Told Me (HarperCollins/William Morrow, 2009)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jones, Kaylie". newyorkwritersworkshop.com. 2014-02-19. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (2009-08-31). "Book of the Times: A Daughter's Memoir, a Mother's Anguish". The New York Times. p. C1. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.
  3. ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (2011-04-05). "Profanity and more to be found in uncensored 'From Here to Eternity' e-book". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ Bosmna, Julie (2011-04-05). "Author's Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel". The New York Times. p. C1. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ Bullock, Gregory (2013-11-25). "Kaylie Jones: A Soldier's Daughter". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.

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