Biography:Patricia T. O'Conner

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Short description: Author of books about the English language
Patricia T. O'Conner
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Born (1949-02-19) February 19, 1949 (age 75)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationGrinnell College (BA)
University of Minnesota
SpouseStewart Kellerman

Patricia T. O'Conner (born February 19, 1949)[1] is the author of five books about the English language. A former staff editor at The New York Times Book Review,[2] she has appeared regularly as a language commentator for WNYC[3] and Iowa Public Radio.[4] She has written extensively for The New York Times , including book reviews,[5][6][7][8] On Language columns,[9][10][11] and articles for the op-ed page[12] and the Week in Review[13] section. Her work has also appeared in Smithsonian,[14] The Paris Review,[15] the Literary Review[16][17][18][19] (London), and other publications.

A native of Des Moines, Iowa,[20][21] she graduated from Grinnell College in 1971 with a BA in philosophy and received an honorary degree from Grinnell in 2006.[22] She did graduate work in urban journalism at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, before beginning her career as a reporter and editor in 1973.[22] After several years at The Des Moines Register and The Wall Street Journal , she joined the New York Times in 1982.[22]

She and Stewart Kellerman, her husband[23] and co-author of several books and articles, answer questions about the English language on The Grammarphobia Blog.[24]

Publications

  • Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English (Riverhead, 4th ed., 2019, ISBN:978-0525533054)
  • Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language, co-authored by Kellerman (Random House, 2009, ISBN:978-0-8129-7810-0)
  • Woe Is I Jr.: The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English (Putnam, 2007, ISBN:978-0-399-24331-8)
  • You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online, co-authored by Kellerman (Harcourt, 2002, ISBN:978-0-15-602733-5)
  • Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing (Harcourt, 1999, ISBN:978-0-15-601087-0)
  • The Reader Over Your Shoulder, by Robert Graves with Alan Hodge; new introduction by Patricia T. O’Conner (Seven Stories Press, 2018, ISBN:978-1-60980-733-7)

References

  1. ↑ "About the Author: Patricia T. O'Conner". Amazon.. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AP8LXS/about. 
  2. ↑ "Authors: Patricia T. O'Conner". Seven Stories Press. https://www.sevenstories.com/authors/409-patricia-t-o-conner. 
  3. ↑ "Patricia T. O'Conner". New York Public Radio. https://www.wnyc.org/people/patricia-t-oconner/. 
  4. ↑ "Word Maven Patricia O'Conner". Iowa Public Radio. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/show/talk-of-iowa/2010-03-30/word-maven-patricia-oconner. 
  5. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (14 April 2015). "'Between You & Me,' by Mary Norris". The New York Times Book Review: p. 18. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/books/review/between-you-me-by-mary-norris.html?searchResultPosition=11. 
  6. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (12 June 2014). "Missed Connections". The New York Times Book Review: p. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/books/review/a-replacement-life-by-boris-fishman.html?searchResultPosition=14. 
  7. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (23 January 2000). "Party Girl". The New York Times Book Review: p. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/23/books/party-girl.html?searchResultPosition=1. 
  8. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (7 December 2003). "Grisly Pictures From an Institution". The New York Times Book Review: p. 43. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/books/grisly-pictures-from-an-institution.html?searchResultPosition=57. 
  9. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (15 July 2007). "On Language: As some like it". The New York Times Magazine. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/magazine/15wwln-guest-t.html?searchResultPosition=2. 
  10. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (22 August 1999). "On Language: Plainspeak". The New York Times Magazine: p. 22. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/22/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-8-22-99-on-language-plainspeak.html?searchResultPosition=78. 
  11. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (7 September 1997). "On Language: Grammar Cops". The New York Times Magazine: p. 36. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/07/magazine/grammar-cops.html?searchResultPosition=87. 
  12. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T.; Kellerman, Stewart (23 February 2009). "The I's Have It". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/opinion/24oconner.html?searchResultPosition=31. 
  13. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (1 November 1998). "It's Just Fine to Boldly Go". The New York Times, Week in Review: p. 4. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/01/weekinreview/ideas-trends-it-s-just-fine-to-boldly-go.html?searchResultPosition=82. 
  14. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T.; Kellerman, Stewart (February 2013). "Most of What You Think You Know About Grammar Is Wrong". Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/most-of-what-you-think-you-know-about-grammar-is-wrong-4047445/. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 
  15. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (4 January 2008). "The Reader Over Your Shoulder". The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/04/the-reader-over-your-shoulder/. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 
  16. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (December 2020). "Good Gad!". Literary Review. https://literaryreview.co.uk/good-gad. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 
  17. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (December 2021). "The Ghost of Christmas Presents Past". Literary Review. https://literaryreview.co.uk/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents-past. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 
  18. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (September 2022). "Blowing Their Cover". Literary Review. https://literaryreview.co.uk/blowing-their-cover. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 
  19. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (September 2020). "Tawk of the Town". Literary Review. https://literaryreview.co.uk/tawk-of-the-town. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 
  20. ↑ White, Claire E. (December 1999). "A Conversation With Patricia T. O'Conner". Writers Write: The Internet Writing Journal. https://www.writerswrite.com/journal/dec99/. 
  21. ↑ "Dean's List at Grinnell". The Des Moines Register. 25 July 1971. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9985098/the-des-moines-register/. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Patricia T. O'Conner '71 Doctor of Humane Letters". Grinnell College. 1 June 2006. https://www.grinnell.edu/news/patricia-t-oconner-71-doctor-humane-letters. 
  23. ↑ "Contributors". Smithsonian. February 2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/magazine/contributors-2-3698900/. Retrieved 30 January 2023. 
  24. ↑ "The Grammarphobia Blog". 2 August 2012. https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog. 




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