Jamie McGuire (author) explained

Jamie McGuire
Birth Date:6 November 1978
Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Education:Northern Oklahoma College
University of Central Oklahoma
Autry Technology Center
Occupation:Writer
Notable Works:Beautiful Disaster
Children:3[1]

Jamie McGuire (born November 6, 1978) is an American romance novelist from Oklahoma. She writes primarily in the new adult fiction genre, and became popular with the release of her novel Beautiful Disaster. Several of her books have been self-published.

Biography

Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[2] and raised in Blackwell, Oklahoma.[3] McGuire is a 1997 graduate of Blackwell High School.[4] [5] She received further education at Northern Oklahoma College,[5] the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center.[6] She holds an Associate Degree of Applied Science in radiography from Northern Oklahoma College.

Prior to becoming a full-time author she worked for many years as a radiographer. She previously lived in Enid, Oklahoma,[7] and currently resides in Jenks, Oklahoma. McGuire has two daughters [8] and a son. In 2019 she went viral for her opposition to vaccinations.

In 2020, she attempted a run as a Republican for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in house district 69,[9] [10] but was disqualified due to residency requirements.[11]

Self-publishing

McGuire self-published her first four novels, Providence, Requiem, Beautiful Disaster, and Eden. Due to the success of Beautiful Disaster as a New York Times best seller she was offered a publishing contract with Atria Books[12] for the rights to Beautiful Disaster and its sequel, Walking Disaster. Atria Books also published Beautiful Oblivion, Red Hill, and A Beautiful Wedding. Many of her novels have ranked on the New York Times best seller list, including Walking Disaster which also ranked on the USA Today, and Wall Street Journal lists.[13]

In 2014 McGuire returned to self-publishing for her next novel, Happenstance, because she realized she would make a higher profit by keeping her own digital rights.[14] Since then, with the exception of From Here to You and All the Little Lights in 2018, most of her work has been self-published.

Bibliography

Providence

  1. Providence (2010, self-published;)
  2. Requiem (2011, self-published;)
  3. Eden (2012, self-published;)

Beautiful

  1. Beautiful Disaster (2011, self-published / 2012, Atria Books;)
  2. Walking Disaster (2013, Atria Books;)
  3. Almost Beautiful (2022, self-published;)

Maddox Brothers

  1. Beautiful Oblivion (2014, Atria Books;)
  2. Beautiful Redemption (2015, self-published;)
  3. Beautiful Sacrifice (2015, self-published;)
  4. Beautiful Burn (2016, self-published;)
  5. A Beautiful Funeral (2016, self-published;)

Red Hill

Happenstance

  1. Happenstance (2014, self-published;)
  2. Happenstance 2 (2014, self-published;)
  3. Happenstance 3 (2015, self-published;)

Crash and Burn

  1. From Here To You (2018, Forever Romance;)
  2. The Edge of Us (2019, self-published;)
  3. The Art of Dying (2023, self-published;)

Stand alone work

Notes and References

  1. News: Greenfield . Beth . Anti-vaccine post by author Jamie McGuire goes viral . 12 June 2021 . Yahoo News . 20 Mar 2019.
  2. Web site: Jamie Mcguire . Hachette Book Group . 12 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Jamie McGuire . Night Owl Reviews . 12 June 2021.
  4. News: Gerian . Charles . Local author Jamie McGuire hosts book signing Friday . 13 February 2024 . Blackwell Journal Tribune . 18 May 2022.
  5. News: Brock . John . Author visits library, kin . 19 July 2021 . Sapulpa Daily Herald . 23 February 2011.
  6. Web site: Jamie McGuire. www.fantasticfiction.com. 2019-06-20.
  7. Barron, Robert, "Local writer seeing success with books", Enid News & Eagle, April 1, 2013
  8. News: Barron . Robert . Best-selling book a local production . 12 June 2021 . Enid News & Eagle . 2 May 2012.
  9. News: Tulsa Senate seats up for grabs following filing . 12 June 2021 . Tulsa Beacon . 16 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Cuccia . Annemarie . House District 69: Challenger seeks husband’s former seat . Nondoc . 12 June 2021.
  11. News: Hoberock . Barbara . Candidate Changes: McDugle stays on ballot, Luttrell re-elected . 12 June 2021 . TulsaWorld . 22 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Atria Inks Self-Pub'd Bestseller McGuire to Two-Book Deal. PublishersWeekly.com. 2021-06-12.
  13. News: Jamie McGuire, American Romance Novelist from Oklahoma in Blackwell May 20 . 6 July 2022 . Ponca City Now . 17 May 2022.
  14. Web site: Why Jamie McGuire Returned to Self Publishing. Coker. Mark. 2015-03-05. HuffPost. en. 2019-06-20.

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