Justine Musk Explained
| Birth Name: | Jennifer Justine Wilson |
| Birth Date: | September 2, 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Notableworks: | BloodAngel |
| Children: | 6 |
Jennifer Justine Musk (Wilson; born September 2, 1972)[1] [2] [3] is a Canadian author.
Early life
Justine Wilson was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and spent most of her early life there. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and obtained a degree in English literature.
Career
After college, Wilson moved to Japan, teaching English as a second language (ESL). She subsequently settled in California.
Wilson is the author of the contemporary fantasy novel BloodAngel,[4] published in 2005 by the Roc Books imprint of Penguin Books. Her second book, Uninvited, was released in 2007 and is an unrelated work intended for young-adult readers. A sequel to BloodAngel, Lord of Bones, was released in 2008.[5] Musk was one of the first people to use a site like Pinterest to plan out a novel.[6]
In a 2007 interview, she identified Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Theroux, George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, and Neil Gaiman as authors to whom she could relate her writings.[7] She also described her books as cross-genre fiction.
Personal life
In January 2000, Wilson married Elon Musk. Their first child was born in 2002 and died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at the age of 10 weeks.[8] [9] Through in vitro fertilization, she gave birth to twins in 2004 and to triplets in 2006.[10] On September 13, 2008, she announced that she and Musk were getting a divorce.[11] She and Musk share custody of their children.[8]
Wilson later wrote an article for Marie Claire detailing ways she thought the marriage was unhealthy, such as Musk's dismissal of her career ambitions, his description of himself as the "alpha" in the relationship, and his pressure for her to become a trophy wife.[8] [12] In 2010, she described herself as a "model former wife", and said she was on good terms with Musk's then-wife, Talulah Riley.[13]
She has stated that she kept the last name Musk for the sake of their children.[14] In 2022, one of their twins, Vivian, officially changed her name to reflect her gender identity, and took Wilson as her surname because she no longer wished to be associated with her father.[15] [16]
On social media, Justine criticized her ex-husband's far-right views and misinformation, including a 2024 interview with Donald Trump.
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Notes |
|---|
| 2005 | BloodAngel | Roc imprint, Penguin Books | | |
| 2007 | Uninvited | Paw Prints | | |
| 2008 | Lord of Bones | Roc imprint, Penguin Books | | Sequel to BloodAngel |
| 2009 | "I need more you", in
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2 | | | Short story in a collection of short stories |
| 2010 | "Lost", in
Kiss Me Deadly : 13 Tales of Paranormal Love | Running Press | | Short story in a collection of short stories |
| 2016 | "Smalltown Canadian girl", in
The House that Made Me: Writers Reflect on the Places and People that Defined Them | Sparkpress | | Short story in a collection of short stories | |
Notes and References
- News: Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX): génie ou prédateur de la Silicon Valley?. Pierre. Haski. Rue89. May 28, 2015. rue89.nouvelobs.com. fr. May 31, 2015. November 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118193113/http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2015/05/27/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-genie-predateur-silicon-valley-259376. dead.
- Web site: Justine Musk profile. de. June 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162812/https://www.phantastik-couch.de/justine-musk-justine-wilson.html. June 12, 2018. dead.
- Web site: Justine Musk profile . isfdb.org . June 23, 2015 . June 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140315/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?33702 . live .
- Web site: Dark Urban Fantasy. Justine . Musk. justine-musk.com. Justine Musk . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228130719/http://justine-musk.com/. February 28, 2009.
- Web site: the decadents. Justine . Musk. pinterest.com. Justine Musk. November 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121029104115/http://pinterest.com/justinemusk/the-decadents/. October 29, 2012. dead.
- News: How novelist Justine Musk builds a fictional world on Pinterest. March 2, 2012. Lauren Rae. Orsini. The Daily Dot. November 28, 2012. September 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130907013959/http://www.dailydot.com/culture/justine-musk-the-decadents-novel-pinterest/. live.
- Web site: An Interview with Justine Musk . Goodwin . Geoffrey . October 2007 . bookslut.com . September 11, 2018 . November 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110195404/http://www.bookslut.com/features/2007_10_011782.php . live .
- Musk. Justine. September 9, 2010. 'I Was a Starter Wife': Inside America's Messiest Divorce. Marie Claire. May 9, 2018. July 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730172806/https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-starter-wife/. live.
- Web site: Elon Musk's First Wife Disputes His Narrative About Their Dying Son. November 28, 2022. The Daily Beast. November 29, 2022. November 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129035215/https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-first-wife-justine-musk-disputes-his-narrative-about-their-dying-son. live.
- Justine Musk . TEDxUIUC . June 1, 2017 . YouTube . November 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191115114049/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxA0LESuUDE&t=23s . live .
- Web site: yes, divorce. moschus. September 13, 2008. livejournal.com. September 11, 2018. November 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116194937/https://moschus.livejournal.com/102961.html. live.
- Web site: 2021-08-05 . Elon Musk's Mood Is Tied to His Romantic Partner's Hair Color, Tesla Employees Say . 2022-03-28 . Observer . en-US . May 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173743/https://observer.com/2021/08/elon-musk-mood-wife-hair-color-tesla-book/ . live .
- News: Wife blogs about divorce from billionaire. Toronto. TheStar.com Toronto Star. Cathal. Kelly. May 14, 2010. November 28, 2012. December 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121227224234/http://www.thestar.com/living/article/809558--wife-blogs-about-divorce-from-billionaire. live.
- Web site: Elon Musk has finally spoken out about his personal life . . March 26, 2018 . April 18, 2022 . April 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418033949/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/elon-musk-personal-life-love-relationship-wife-marriage-happy-talulah-riley-a8058611.html . live .
- News: Trotta. Daniel. Colvin. Ross. Doyle. Gerry. Elon Musk's child seeks name change to sever ties with father. Reuters.com. June 20, 2022. June 20, 2022. June 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220621011203/https://www.reuters.com/world/elon-musks-child-seeks-name-change-sever-ties-with-father-2022-06-21/. live.
- Web site: 2022-06-25 . Santa Monica judge approves name, gender change for child of Elon Musk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220724200348/https://abc7.com/elon-musk-xavier-alexander-name-and-gender-change-case-santa-monica-superior-court-judge-rafael-ongkeko/11993852/ . 24 July 2022 . 2022-07-07 . abc7.com. . en.
