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'''Janet Evanovich''' starting her career writing romances for publishers such as [[Loveswept]]. After she famously "ran out of positions to write about", she turned to single-title fiction. Her hapless bounty hunter creation, [[Stephanie Plum]], has made Evanovich a superstar while they focus on Stephanie's continuing attempts to juggle two men while blowing up countless cars.
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'''Janet Evanovich''' (née Schneider; April 22, 1943) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages.
  
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Writing for [[Loveswept]], she published nine romances.
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==On the Web==
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* Website [https://evanovich.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Evanovich]
  
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Janet Evanovich returned to the romance realm when she co-authored a series of books with author [[Charlotte Hughes]].
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==See Also==
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* [[Steffie Hall]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* [[Back To The Bedroom|''Back To The Bedroom '']] - November 1989,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #362]]
 
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* [[The Grand Finale|''Grand Finale, The'']] - May 1988,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #254]]
 
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* [[Ivan Takes A Wife/Love Overboard|''Ivan Takes A Wife/Love Overboard '']] - August 1989,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #343]]
 
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* [[Manhunt|''Manhunt '']] - January 1989,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #303]]
 
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* [[Naughty Neighbor|''Naughty Neighbor '']] - April 1992,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #537]]
 
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* [[One For The Money|''One For The Money'']] ([[Stephanie Plum]] series)
 
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* [[The Rocky Road To Romance|''Rocky Road To Romance, The'']] - March 1991,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #460]]
 
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* [[Smitten|''Smitten '']] - April 1990,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #392]]
 
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* [[Thanksgiving|''Thanksgiving '']] - November 1988,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #289]]
 
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* [[Two For The Dough|''Two For The Dough'']] - 1996 ([[Stephanie Plum]] series)
 
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* [[Wife For Hire - Janet Evanovich|''Wife For Hire'']] - September 1990,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #422]]
 
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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==Awards==
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* [[1998 Career Achievement Award Winners|1998 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Suspense
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*2011  [[Goodreads Choice Award]] Winner - Mystery & Thriller, ''[[Smokin' Seventeen]]''
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* [[2002 Career Achievement Award Winners|2002 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Female Sleuth
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*2002  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Disappointing Read, ''[[Hard Eight]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Romantic Novel Outside the Romance Genre, ''[[Hot Six]]''
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*1998  [[Dilys Award]] Winner - Mystery Novel, ''[[Three To Get Ready]]''
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*1995  [[Dilys Award]] Winner - Mystery Novel, ''[[One For The Money]]''
  
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== On the Web ==
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==Recognitions==
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* [http://www.evanovich.com/ Janet Evanovich]
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*2023  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Dirty Thirty]]''
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*2022  [[Book Club Picks]] Costco's Buyer's Pick, ''[[Going Rogue]]''
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*2022  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Going Rogue]]''
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*2022  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Recovery Agent]]''
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*2021  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Game On]]''
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*2017  [[Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites]] - Mysteries & Thrillers, ''[[Hardcore Twenty-Four]]''
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*2008  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Plum Lucky]]''
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*2007  [[Audies]] Finalist - Fiction-Abridged, ''[[Motor Mouth]]''
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*2007  [[Listen Up]] Editor's Choice - Fun Fiction, ''[[Plum Lovin']]''
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*2004  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Metro Girl]]''
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*2002  [[Book Club Picks]] Pennie's Picks (Costco), ''[[One For The Money]]''
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*2001  [[Dilys Award]] Nominee - Mystery Novel, ''[[Hot Six]]''
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*2000  [[Anthony Award]] Nominee - Novel, ''[[High Five]]''
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*1996  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Two For The Dough]]''
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*1995  [[Anthony Award]] Nominee - Novel, ''[[One For The Money]]''
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*1995  [[Edgar Allan Poe Award]] Nominee, ''[[One For The Money]]''
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*1994  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[One For The Money]]''
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*1994  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[One For The Money]]''
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*1994  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[One For The Money]]''
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Back To The Bedroom]]''
  
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== Related Authors/Friends ==
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== Awards (body of work)==
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* [[Charlotte Hughes]]
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*2002  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Female Sleuth
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*1998  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Suspense

Latest revision as of 14:40, 19 November 2024


Janet Evanovich (née Schneider; April 22, 1943) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages.

On the Web

See Also

Books

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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