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Jon Winokur

Summary

Jon Winokur (born August 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor.

Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970) and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980).[1]

Books edit

  • MasterTips (Potshot Press, 1985).
  • Writers on Writing (Running Press, 1986)
  • The Portable Curmudgeon (NAL, 1987)
  • Zen to Go (NAL, 1988)
  • A Curmudgeon’s Garden of Love (NAL, 1989)
  • Friendly Advice (Dutton, 1990)
  • Mondo Canine (Dutton, 1991)
  • True Confessions (Dutton, 1992)
  • The Portable Curmudgeon Redux (Dutton, 1992)
  • Fathers (Dutton, 1993)
  • Je Ne Sais What? (Dutton, 1995)
  • Return Of The Portable Curmudgeon (Penguin, 1995)
  • The Rich Are Different (Pantheon, 1996)
  • Happy Motoring (with Norrie Epstein; Abbeville, 1997)
  • Advice to Writers (Pantheon, 1999)
  • How to Win at Golf Without Actually Playing Well (Pantheon, 2000)
  • The Traveling Curmudgeon (Sasquatch, 2003)
  • The War Between the State (Sasquatch, 2004)
  • Encyclopedia Neurotica (St. Martin’s, 2005)
  • In Passing (Sasquatch, 2005)
  • Ennui to Go (Sasquatch, 2005)
  • The Big Curmudgeon (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007)
  • The Big Book of Irony (St. Martin’s, 2007)
  • The Garner Files: A Memoir (with James Garner; Simon & Schuster, 2011)
  • But Enough About Me: A Memoir (with Burt Reynolds; Putnam, 2015)

References edit

  1. ^ Curt Johnson and Frank Nipp, Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets: United States & Canada, 1992-1993 (December Press, 1992: ISBN 0-913204-22-6), p. 574.

External links edit

  • "Jon Winokur on Twitter"
  • “With Dodgers Announcer Vin Scully, It's Always More Than Pleasant Good”
  • "Ten Questions with Jon Winokur: How to Heighten Your Sense of the Absurd"
  • "You Call That Irony?"
  • "Advice To Writers: The Best Books On Writing Books"
  • "Interview with Jon Winokur by Scott Holleran"
  • AdviceToWriters.com"
  • How to Win at Golf Interview with Jon Winokur
  • "L.A.'s Viceroy of Vitriol: Profile of Jon Winokur," by Garry Abrams, Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1990.