Jane Green (author)
Jane Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1968[1] London, England |
| Other names | Jane Green Warburg |
| Occupation | Author |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | first, David Burke; second, Ian Warburg |
| Children | 6, of whom 2 are stepchildren |
Jane Green (born in 1968) is an English novelist based in the United States. As of 2014, Green's books had sold in excess of 10 million copies globally, with translations of them appearing in thirty-one languages.[2] She has been described as "[o]ne of the first of the chick lit" authors,[2][3][4] and as a founding author of the form of fiction sometimes referred to as "mum lit."[3]
Biography
Jane Green was born in London, England, on 31 May 1968.[1] She attended South Hampstead High School, and went on to study fine art at Aberystwyth University.[2][1]
Career
Green was employed by Granada TV as a publicist in her early 20s.[2] She continued working as a journalist throughout her twenties,[when?] writing women's features for publications including The Daily Express.[2][5][better source needed]
Green left The Daily Express in 1996, to begin work which in the publication of her first book, Straight Talking, seven months later,[2][5] for which there was a bidding war.[2] The book launched her career as "the queen of chick lit".[6] As of 2014, Green had over 10 million books in print.[2] "Jane Green" is the name she continued to use in her writing career, including after she married her second spouse, Ian Warburg of the Warburg banking family.[2]
Green has taught at writers' conferences,[2] and writes for various publications including Cosmopolitan magazine and The Huffington Post.[2] Her contribution of an e-book on the marriages of English royals for ABC News, Green became an ABC News Radio correspondent, and covered the 2011 wedding of "Kate" Middleton to England's Prince William.[2]
Green contributed a story on the virtue of marital fidelity for The Moth Radio Hour, which was recorded in November 2015, and aired in September 2016.[7]
Personal life
Green is now divorced after living in Westport, Connecticut,[2] with her second husband, investment adviser Ian Warburg (grandson of Mary and Edward Warburg), whom she married 6 March 2009. Green has four children from her first marriage[2] to American investment banker David Burke[8] and two stepchildren.[2]
Books
- Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans (1998)
- Mr. Maybe (2001)
- Bookends (2002)
- Babyville: A Novel (2003)
- Straight Talking: A Novel
- Spellbound [UK] / To Have and to Hold [US]
- The Other Woman: A Novel (2005)
- This Christmas (2005)
- Life Swap [UK] / Swapping Lives [US] (2006)[2]
- Second Chance (2007)[2]
- The Beach House (2008)[2]
- Girl Friday [UK] / Dune Road [US] (2009)
- The Love Verb [UK] / Promises to Keep [US] (2010)
- The Patchwork Marriage [UK] / Another Piece of my Heart [US] (2012)
- The Accidental Husband [UK] / Family Pictures [US] (2013)
- Tempting Fate (2014)
- Saving Grace (2015)[2]
- Cat and Jemima J (novella) (2015)
- Summer Secrets (2015)[9]
- Falling: A Love Story (2016)
- Good Taste [a food & entertaining/nonfiction book] (2016)
- The Sunshine Sisters (2017)
- The Friends We Keep (2019)
- Sister Stardust (2022)[10]
References
- ^ a b c Hill, Nanci Milone (7 March 2012). Reading Women: A Book Club Guide for Women's Fiction: A Book Club Guide for Women's Fiction. ABC-CLIO. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-59158-806-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Graham, Natalie (17 October 2014). "Jane Green: Chick-Lit Author and Property Tycoon". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b Thomas, Scarlett (4 August 2002). "The great chick lit conspiracy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ This is alongside Helen Fielding, who pioneered the genre with her "Bridget Jones's Diary" column in The Independent.[when?] See Thomas, The Independent. op. cit.
- ^ a b "Meet the Writers: Jane Green". New York City: Barnes & Noble Booksellers. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original (interview and brief biography) on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.[better source needed]
- ^ Grandjean, Pat (31 August 2011). "Q&A: Jane Green". ctinsider.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Green, Jane (13 September 2016) [9 November 2015]. The Moth Radio Hour: Greener Grass (streaming audio [duration, 14:04]). New York City: The Moth. Retrieved 22 September 2016.[full citation needed]
- ^ Dodd, Ros (1999). "Too many Mr Wrongs don't make a Mr Right; Author Jane Green reveals to Ros Dodd that her former Bridget Jones-like existence meant when her knight in shining armour turned up, she almost ran a mile." Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Grant, Brigit (29 June 2015). "Meet the old pen pals Freya North and Jane Green". Jewish News. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/88381-the-pull-of-history-close-up-on-jane-green.html
Further reading
- Kaufman, Joanne (10 July 2015). "What I Love: Jane Green's Creaky Cottage". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- Dodd, Ros (1999). "Too many Mr Wrongs don't make a Mr Right; Author Jane Green reveals to Ros Dodd that her former Bridget Jones-like existence meant when her knight in shining armour turned up, she almost ran a mile." Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
