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Jonathan Corcoran is the author of No Son of Mine: A Memoir (April 2024) and the story collection, The Rope Swing, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and long-listed for The Story Prize. His essays and stories have been published and anthologized widely, including in Eyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods: Fiction and Poetry from West Virginia, and Best Gay Stories. He received a BA in Literary Arts from Brown University and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Rutgers University-Newark. Jonathan teaches writing at New York University. He was born and raised in a small town in West Virginia and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Learn more at jonathancorcoranwrites.com.

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	No Son of Mine: A Memoir 4.17 avg rating — 267 ratings — 11 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
	LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia by Jeff Mann (Editor), Julia Watts (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dorothy Allison (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Rope Swing: Stories 4.31 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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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New Book Alert! No Son of Mine: A Memoir

I am so excited to announce that my memoir, No Son of Mine, is now available to pre-order! You can learn more about the book here on Goodreads and on my website. Please add it, pre-order it, and tell your friends and fellow book lovers! Coming April 1, 2024!

"In No Son of Mine, Corcoran traces his messy estrangement from his mother through lost the trees, mountains, and streams that were once his b Read more of this blog post »

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Jonathan Corcoran answered Vela Patria's question: Hi Jonathan, I just read, "No Son of Mine," and thoroughly enjoyed it. What advice would you give on writing a memoir? Thank you so much for reading No Son of Mine! I encourage folks trying to write memoirs to think about two things. First, remember that a memoir is often a slice of life (not every autobiographical detail is important to the story you're trying to te See Full Answer
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