Joseph Monninger

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. 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