What is Mona Simpson?
[[Image:Simpson, Mona MBFI.jpg|thumb|250px|Simpson at the 2014 Miami Book Fair International]] '''Mona Simpson''' ({{née|'''Jandali'''}}; June 14, 1957) is an American [[Novel|novelist]] and the former wife of [[Richard Appel]]. She has written six novels. Studied English at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. She also took Languages and Literature at [[Bard College]]. She won a Whiting Award for her first novel, ''Anywhere but Here'' (1986). It was a popular success and later adapted as a film by the same name and was released in 1999. She wrote a sequel, ''The Lost Father'' (1992). Critical recognition has included the ''Chicago Tribune'' Heartland Prize. She also made the shortlist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel ''Off Keck Road'' (2000). <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lithub.com/the-new-publisher-of-the-paris-review-is-mona-simpson/|title=The new publisher of The Paris Review is Mona Simpson.|date=2020-01-22|website=Literary Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-28}}</ref> Simpson is the younger sister of the late [[Apple Inc.|Apple Inc]]. co-founder [[Steve Jobs]]. Simpson was born after her parents had married. She did not meet Jobs, who was placed for adoption after he was born, until she was 25 years old. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/mona-simpsons-memorial-to-brother-steve-jobs.html|title=Mona Simpson's memorial to brother Steve Jobs|date=2011-10-31|website=LA Times Blogs - Jacket Copy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-28}}</ref> Simpson was born in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Wisconsin]]. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * {{Official website|http://monasimpson.com/#casebook}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Mona}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Wisconsin]] [[Category:People from Green Bay, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Steve Jobs]] [[Category:Living people]]