Jane DeLynn

Jane DeLynn is an American author and journalist, known for her critically acclaimed novels such as In Thrall, Leash, Don Juan in the Village, and Some Do. Her novel Real Estate was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. DeLynn's work has been featured in publications like The Paris Review, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, and The New York Times. Additionally, she served as a correspondent in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War for Mirabella and Rolling Stone. She is also the author of two plays and wrote the libretto for The Monkey Opera, a children's opera that premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Publications Jane DeLynn has made contributions to contemporary literature and journalism. Her novels are known for their exploration of human relationships, identity, and society's complexities. Her novel, Don Juan, was a Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Lesbian Fiction (1990).

Novels: Leash (Native Agents, Semiotext(e), 2002) ISBN 9781584350149 Don Juan in the Village (Serpent's Tail, 1991) ISBN 9781852422271 Real Estate (Poseidon Press, 1988) ISBN 9780671544249 In Thrall (Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.,1982) ISBN 9780299190149 Some Do (Macmillian, 1978) ISBN 9780020195207 Libretto: The Monkey Opera (composed by Roger Tréfousse, premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music