Jessica Dettmann
Australian author and performer
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Jessica Dettmann is an Australian author and performer.[1]
Jessica Dettmann | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Notable works | How to Be Second Best |
Career
Dettmann worked as an editor for Random House Australia and HarperCollins Publishers Australia before becoming a writer.
In late 2018 her debut novel How to Be Second Best was published through HarperCollins, drawing comparisons to Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes.[2][3] The novel was endorsed by both Mia Freedman and Ben Elton, who labelled Dettmann "a fine comic writer".[4][5] The Daily Telegraph called it "the first book you have to read in the new year".[6]
In 2019 the Telegraph tipped her as "Australia’s next Liane Moriarty".[7]
Dettmann has regularly performed her work at Giant Dwarf's Story Club.[8] In July 2016 she performed 'The Chairs Are Gone'. In October 2018 she performed 'Yuletide MacGyver'.[9]
Bibliography
Novels
- How to Be Second Best (HarperCollins, 2018)
- This Has Been Absolutely Lovely (HarperCollins, 2021)
Short stories
Performance pieces
- '64: The Chairs Are Gone' (Giant Dwarf Story Club, 2016)[11]
- '139: Yuletide MacGyver' (Giant Dwarf Story Club, 2018)[12]
Other
- 'Books that Changed Me' (The Sydney Morning Herald, 2019)[13]
