Difference between revisions of "Jennifer Crusie"

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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
=== Fiction ===
 
=== Fiction ===
* [[Anyone But You]] - Originally released as part of Harlequin's short-lived "[[Love and Laughter|Love and Laughter]]" line, ''Anyone But You'' was re-released in January 2006 in hardcover by [[HQN|HQN]].
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* [[Anyone But You]] - Originally released as part of Harlequin's short-lived "[[Love and Laughter|Love and Laughter]]" line in 1996, ''Anyone But You'' was re-released in January 2006 in hardcover by [[HQN|HQN]].
* ''Bet Me'' - [[Jennifer Crusie]] won the [[2005 RITA® Winners|2005 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Best Contemporary Single Title]] category; St. Martin's Press.
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* ''Bet Me'' - 2004; [[Jennifer Crusie]] won the [[2005 RITA® Winners|2005 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Best Contemporary Single Title]] category; St. Martin's Press.
* [[Charlie All Night]]
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* [[Charlie All Night]] - 1996; reissued [[Mira|Mira]] 2004
* [[The Cinderella Deal|''Cinderella Deal, The'']] - October 1996, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #807]]  
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* [[The Cinderella Deal|''Cinderella Deal, The'']] - October 1996; [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #807]]  
* [[Crazy For You]] - ''Crazy For You'' marked Crusie's entrance into the world of single title romance. 2000; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
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* [[Crazy For You]] - 1999; ''Crazy For You'' marked Crusie's entrance into the world of single title romance. 2000; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
 
* [[Don't Look Down]] - 2006; Co-written with Bob Mayer; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
 
* [[Don't Look Down]] - 2006; Co-written with Bob Mayer; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
* [[Faking It]] - 2004; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
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* [[Faking It]] - 2002; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
* Fast Women
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* Fast Women - 2001; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
* [[Getting Rid Of Bradley|''Getting Rid of Bradley'']] - [[Jennifer Crusie]] won the [[1995 RITA® Winners|1995 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|Short Contemporary]] category.
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* [[Getting Rid Of Bradley|''Getting Rid of Bradley'']] - 1994; [[Jennifer Crusie]] won the [[1995 RITA® Winners|1995 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|Short Contemporary]] category. Reissued [[Mira|Mira]] 2001
* [[Manhunting]] - 1993; [[Mira|Mira]]
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* [[Manhunting]] - 1993; reissued [[Mira|Mira]] 2000
* [[Strange Bedpersons|''Strange Bedpersons'']] - 1994
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* Sizzle - a novella, 1994
* Tell Me Lies
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* [[Strange Bedpersons|''Strange Bedpersons'']] - 1994; reissued [[Mira|Mira]] 2003
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* Tell Me Lies - 1998 [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
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* Trust Me on This - 1997; [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #843]]
 
* [[Trust Me On This|''Trust Me On This '']] - July 1997,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #843]]  
 
* [[Trust Me On This|''Trust Me On This '']] - July 1997,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #843]]  
* [[What The Lady Wants]]
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* [[What The Lady Wants]] 1995; reissued [[Mira|Mira]] 2002
* [[Welcome To Temptation]]
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* [[Welcome To Temptation]] - 2000; [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press]]
  
 
=== Non-Fiction ===
 
=== Non-Fiction ===

Revision as of 09:18, 30 October 2006

Biography

Jennifer Crusie's career as a romance author began when she read over 100 titles as part of a class project. Since then, she has contributed to the growing body of academic work studing romance fiction. She is known throughout the industry as a generous mentor, while her readers are attracted to her smart, funny style. Crusie began her career as an author for Harlequin. After leaving Harlequin, she moved to Bantam and then to St. Martin's Press where she has been wildly successful.

Crusie recently teamed with author Bob Mayer to co-author a series of books.

As an author for Bantam's Loveswept line, Jennifer Crusie wrote two romances.

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Books

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Honors

Story Elements

Like many authors, Jennifer Crusie taps certain elements and themes from story-to-story. She recombines these in new and different ways while continuing to explore her signature themes.

Dogs

Jennifer Crusie novels often feature dogs as characters. Her ability to make canines come alive on the page has often lead to readers to refer to Anyone But You as "Fred's book". The depressed half-basset hound, half-beagle steals every scene he's in.

A stray dog also plays a key role in Crusie's breakout classic Welcome To Temptation. Other Crusie books featuring dogs in major roles include Charlie All Night, Crazy For You -- the dog leads to a break-up.

Her depiction of dogs draws on her experiences with her own dogs. Cats also feature in a number of her books, in Strange Bedpersons, The Cinderella Deal and Bet Me, and again she acknowledges that she's been influenced by her pets.

Family

A key aspect of Jennifer Crusie's work is family ties. Her heroines tend to come from slightly eccentric yet strongly bonded families. The concept of family extends to close friendships.

Friends

Crusie's heroines tend to have strong friendships with other women. These friendships are integral to the story.