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Joyce Maynard

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Joyce Maynard first came to national attention with the publication of her New York Times cover story “An Eighteen-Year-Old Looks Back on Life” in 1973, when she was a freshman at Yale. Since then, she has been a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, a syndicated newspaper columnist whose “Domestic Affairs” column appeared in more than fifty papers nationwide, a regular contributor to NPR. Her writing has also been published in national magazines, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Newsweek; The New York Times Magazine; Forbes; Salon; San Francisco Magazine, USA Weekly; and many more. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Charlie Rose, and on Fresh Air. Essays of hers appear in n ...more

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	Labor Day 3.61 avg rating — 34,857 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Good Daughters 3.87 avg rating — 19,523 ratings — published 2010 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“She felt everything too deeply, it was like the world was too much for her.”
― Joyce Maynard, Labor Day

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“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.”
― Joyce Maynard

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“A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.”
― Joyce Maynard, Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties

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January 2026 Members Choice poll. Time to vote on our first book for 2026. Thanks to all who nominated and good luck.
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The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard

4 votes, 57.1%

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

2 votes, 28.6%

Our Last Wild Days: A Novel by Anna Bailey

1 vote, 14.3%

The Women of Oak Ridge by Michelle Shocklee

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message 3: by Stephanie

Jun 27, 2022 06:59AM

Thanks, Joyce!🙂📚

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message 2: by Rena

Sep 04, 2009 08:46AM

Hi Joyce. "At Home in the World" changed my life. I look forward to reading your newest book.
Thanks for the friend request!

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message 1: by Diane

Sep 03, 2009 08:16PM

Hi Joyce -

Thanks for your email. I've requested your new book (Labor Day) from the library. It sounds like a good read! FYI - I'm 14th on the request list!

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