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Joan Williams

Bio

Joan Williams (1928–2004) was an acclaimed author of short stories and novels, including The Morning and the Evening, a finalist for the National Book Award, and The Wintering, a roman à clef based on her relationship with William Faulkner. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and educated at Bard College in upstate New York, Williams was greatly influenced by the legacy of her mother’s rural Mississippi upbringing and set much of her fiction in that state. Her numerous honors included the John P. Marquand First Novel Award, a grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. 

Joan Williams Books

Jump Now, Mrs Williams book cover

Jump Now, Mrs Williams

Joan Williams
What Works for Women at Work: A Workbook book cover

What Works for Women at Work: A Workbook

Joan C. Williams
Remembering book cover

Remembering

Joan Williams
County Woman book cover

County Woman

Joan Williams
The Wintering book cover

The Wintering

Joan Williams
Old Powder Man book cover

Old Powder Man

Joan Williams
Pariah book cover

Pariah

Joan Williams
The Morning and the Evening book cover

The Morning and the Evening

Joan Williams
Pay the Piper book cover

Pay the Piper

Joan Williams
Cormorant Bay book cover

Cormorant Bay

Joan Williams
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