Editing Joyce Maynard (section)

{{short description|American writer}}
{{Infobox writer  <!--For more information, see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]].-->
 | name             = Joyce Maynard
 | image            = Joyce Maynard 2023 Texas Book Festival.jpg
 | caption          = Maynard at the 2023 [[Texas Book Festival]]
 | birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|5}}
 | birth_place      = [[Durham, New Hampshire]], U.S.
| occupation   = {{flatlist|
* Novelist
* memoirist
* journalist
}}
| period       = 1981–present
| genre = Fiction, memoir, true crime, young adult
| notableworks = ''To Die For'', ''At Home in the World''
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Steve Bethel|1977|1989|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Jim Barringer|2013|2016|end=his death}}
}}
| children = 3; including [[Wilson Bethel|Wilson]]
|years active=1972–present
|website = {{URL|http://joycemaynard.com}}
}}

'''Joyce Maynard''' (born November 5, 1953) is an American [[novelist]] and [[journalist]]. She began her career in journalism in the 1970s, writing for several publications, most notably ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine and ''[[The New York Times]]''. Maynard contributed to ''[[Mademoiselle (magazine)|Mademoiselle]]'' and ''[[Harrowsmith Country Life|Harrowsmith]]'' magazines in the 1980s, while also beginning a career as a novelist with the publication of her first novel, ''Baby Love'' (1981). Her second novel, ''To Die For'' (1992), drew on the [[Pamela Smart#Murder of Gregg Smart|Pamela Smart murder case]] and was adapted by [[Gus Van Sant]] into the film ''[[To Die For]]'' in 1995. Maynard received significant media attention in 1998 with the publication of her memoir ''At Home in the World'', in which she describes her relationship with [[J. D. Salinger]].

Maynard has published novels in a wide range of literary genres, including fiction, [[young adult fiction]], and [[true crime]]. Her sixth novel, ''[[Labor Day (novel)|Labor Day]]'' (2009), was adapted into the 2013 film ''[[Labor Day (film)|Labor Day]]'', directed by [[Jason Reitman]]. Her recent novels include ''Under the Influence'' (2016), ''Count the Ways'' (2021), ''The Bird Hotel'' (2023), and ''How the Light Gets In'' (2024).