Joanne Fischmann | |
---|---|
Born | Joanne Gibson Swanville, Minnesota, U.S. |
Pen name | Joanne Fluke, John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, Gina Jackson, Kathryn Kirkwood |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Education |
St. Cloud State University California State University, San Bernardino ( BA) |
Genre | Cozy mystery, horror |
Notable works | Hannah Swensen mystery series |
Joanne Fischmann (née Gibson, [1] born c. 1943 in Swanville, Minnesota [2]) is an American writer, using the pen name Joanne Fluke. [3] She is best known for her cozy mystery series surrounding a small-town baker, Hannah Swensen. [4] Six movies for the Hallmark Channel have been created based on her Hannah Swensen series. [1] Fluke is also known for making chocolate chip cookies for her readers. [5] Fluke has written under the pseudonyms John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, Gina Jackson and Kathryn Kirkwood. [6]
Fluke was born to Cliff and Esther Gibson in c. 1943 in Swanville, Minnesota. [2] She graduated from Swanville High School in 1960, attended St. Cloud State University and earned a B.A. in psychology, in 1973, from California State University, San Bernardino. [2] [3]
Fluke has been baking since she was a child and comes from a long line of bakers. [1]
According to the author's website, "While pursuing her writing career, Joanne has worked as a public school teacher, a psychologist, a musician, a private detective’s assistant, a corporate, legal, and pharmaceutical secretary, a short-order cook, a florist’s assistant, a caterer and party planner, a computer consultant on a now-defunct operating system, a production assistant on a TV quiz show, half of a screenwriting team with her husband, and a mother, wife, and homemaker." [7]
Fluke is married to television writer Ruel E. Fischmann [2] and lives with her husband, children and stepchildren in southern California. [7]
In the 1980s, Fluke began writing young adult horror stories under the name Jo Gibson. [1]
Fluke began writing her cozy mystery series starring Hannah Swensen, an "amateur sleuth and baker", in 2000. [1] The idea for the series came out of Fluke's desire to create a cookbook, and her editor's suggestion that she write a cozy mystery series. [8] Fluke combined the two ideas by including recipes in the series. [8] Hannah Swensen lives in a small Minnesota town, and Fluke feels that the stories are a welcome escape from reality. [9] Library Journal writes that the depiction of the story in Cinnamon Roll Murder is so natural, it is difficult to remember that the characters are fictional. [10] Booklist praised her plot-twists in Devil's Food Cake Murder. [11] Her book, Wedding Cake Murder, sees Swensen getting married and solving a crime in the same story. [12]
Source: [14]
Fluke has been published under several pseudonyms, including Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Kathryn Kirkwood and Gina Jackson. [6]
Teen Thrillers (as Jo Gibson) [15]
Regency Romances (as Kathryn Kirkwood)
Joanne Fischmann | |
---|---|
Born | Joanne Gibson Swanville, Minnesota, U.S. |
Pen name | Joanne Fluke, John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, Gina Jackson, Kathryn Kirkwood |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Education |
St. Cloud State University California State University, San Bernardino ( BA) |
Genre | Cozy mystery, horror |
Notable works | Hannah Swensen mystery series |
Joanne Fischmann (née Gibson, [1] born c. 1943 in Swanville, Minnesota [2]) is an American writer, using the pen name Joanne Fluke. [3] She is best known for her cozy mystery series surrounding a small-town baker, Hannah Swensen. [4] Six movies for the Hallmark Channel have been created based on her Hannah Swensen series. [1] Fluke is also known for making chocolate chip cookies for her readers. [5] Fluke has written under the pseudonyms John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, Gina Jackson and Kathryn Kirkwood. [6]
Fluke was born to Cliff and Esther Gibson in c. 1943 in Swanville, Minnesota. [2] She graduated from Swanville High School in 1960, attended St. Cloud State University and earned a B.A. in psychology, in 1973, from California State University, San Bernardino. [2] [3]
Fluke has been baking since she was a child and comes from a long line of bakers. [1]
According to the author's website, "While pursuing her writing career, Joanne has worked as a public school teacher, a psychologist, a musician, a private detective’s assistant, a corporate, legal, and pharmaceutical secretary, a short-order cook, a florist’s assistant, a caterer and party planner, a computer consultant on a now-defunct operating system, a production assistant on a TV quiz show, half of a screenwriting team with her husband, and a mother, wife, and homemaker." [7]
Fluke is married to television writer Ruel E. Fischmann [2] and lives with her husband, children and stepchildren in southern California. [7]
In the 1980s, Fluke began writing young adult horror stories under the name Jo Gibson. [1]
Fluke began writing her cozy mystery series starring Hannah Swensen, an "amateur sleuth and baker", in 2000. [1] The idea for the series came out of Fluke's desire to create a cookbook, and her editor's suggestion that she write a cozy mystery series. [8] Fluke combined the two ideas by including recipes in the series. [8] Hannah Swensen lives in a small Minnesota town, and Fluke feels that the stories are a welcome escape from reality. [9] Library Journal writes that the depiction of the story in Cinnamon Roll Murder is so natural, it is difficult to remember that the characters are fictional. [10] Booklist praised her plot-twists in Devil's Food Cake Murder. [11] Her book, Wedding Cake Murder, sees Swensen getting married and solving a crime in the same story. [12]
Source: [14]
Fluke has been published under several pseudonyms, including Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, John Fischer, R.J. Fischer, Kathryn Kirkwood and Gina Jackson. [6]
Teen Thrillers (as Jo Gibson) [15]
Regency Romances (as Kathryn Kirkwood)