The snow is here, so it’s time to cuddle up with a good book. Check out these South Jersey authors penning must-read stories of adventure, love, mental health, murder and more.
Pam Jenoff
Books: Code Name Sapphire; The Woman With The Blue Star; The Lost Girls of Paris; The Orphan’s Tale; The Kommandant’s Girl; The Diplomat’s Wife; The Ambassador’s Daughter; The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach; The Winter Guest; The Things We Cherished; Almost Home; A Hidden Affair; Last Twilight in Paris
After a career in the State Department and a stint as a lawyer, New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff began writing novels set in the time of World War II, a time she became very familiar with when she was assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Krakow, Poland in 1996.
Matthew Quick
Books: Silver Linings Playbook; Boy 21; Sorta Like A Rockstar; Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock; The Good Luck of Right Now; Love May Fail; Every Exquisite Thing; The Reason You’re Alive; We Are The Light; Dad, Love, Me
The author of Silver Linings Playbook writes adult and young adult novels that delve into themes including mental health, grief, friendship, love and resilience. A South Jersey native, Quick has written nine novels and a memoir (Dad, Love, Me), with Silver Linings Playbook being made into an Oscar-winning film.
Dan Waters
Books: Boardwalk Babylon; Dunes til Dead; Shore Crimes; Barnegat Dark; Ship Bottom Blues; Threshold; Surf City Confidential, Shell Games
Daniel J. Waters brings the grittiness of the Jersey Shore of his childhood to life in his suspenseful dramas following the life and work of his heroine Mickey Cleary, as she hunts down criminals and serial killers along the beaches of The Garden State.
Tom Turcich
Books: The World Walk; Savannah’s World of Adventure
Haddon Heights’ Tom Turcich became only the tenth person to walk…you read that right, walk…around the world. He shares his seven year journey across six continents in his books.
Davon Loeb
Book: The In-Betweens
Medford’s Davon Loeb pens his experiences of growing up biracial in America in his debut memoir, “The In-Betweens.”
Nelson Johnson
Books: Boardwalk Empire; Darrow’s Nightmare; Battleground New Jersey; The Northside
A former NJ Superior Court appointee, Nelson Johnson’s four books that explore South Jersey history include Boardwalk Empire, which served as inspiration for the hit HBO show of the same name.
