Joseph Monninger (October 28, 1953 – January 1, 2025) was an American writer and Professor of English at Plymouth State University. He lived in Warren, New Hampshire.The Bookshelf: Joseph Monninger on Football and Fighting the Odds | New Hampshire Public Radio Retrieved 2018-08-21. In his youth, Monninger was a Peace Corps volunteer. He was twice a recipient of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.
In 2021, Monninger, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His book Goodbye To Clocks Ticking is a memoir of the first year after diagnosis. He died on January 1, 2025, at the age of 71. His death was announced on January 8.
Books 1981: The Night Caller () 1982: The Family Man () 1983: The Summer Hunt () 1986: New Jersey () 1987: Second Season () 1991: Incident at Potter's Bridge (), as Joe Monninger 1991: The Viper Tree () 1992: Biology Write Now! (), co-written with T. L. Taigen 1993: Razor's Song () 1995: Mather () 1999: Home Waters: Fishing With an Old Friend () 2001: A Barn in New England: Making a Home on Three Acres () 2007: Two Ton: One Fight, One Night: Tony Galento v. Joe Louis () 2007: Baby () 2008: The Letters, co-written with Luanne Rice () 2008: Hippie Chick (); 2010: Eternal on the Water () 2010: Wish () 2011: Finding Somewhere () 2011: The World as We Know It () 2012: Margaret from Maine () 2014: The Major's Daughter (), as J.P. Francis 2014: Stay Alive: Crash () 2014: Stay Alive: Cave-In () 2014: Stay Alive: Breakdown () 2014: Stay Alive: Flood () 2015: Whippoorwill () 2017: The Map That Leads to You (), as J. P. Monninger 2017: Game Change () 2019: Seven Letters (), as J. P. Monninger 2023: Goodbye to Clocks Ticking: How We Live While Dying ()
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Sources Interview at Peace Corps Writers Faculty profile at Plymouth State University
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