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Joe McGinniss Jr. (born 1970) is an American writer. He is the author of '' The Delivery Man'' and ''Carousel Court''.


Biography

McGinniss graduated from
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and later
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, where he obtained a Masters in Public Policy. McGinniss worked for Mayor Willie Brown in
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as a political consultant and community liaison focusing on development of programs for at-risk youths. ''The Delivery Man'' was published January 15, 2008. His short fiction has appeared in
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, and the
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. ''Carousel Court'' was published on August 2, 2016. It was a finalist for the 2016
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. McGinniss lives in
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He is the son of
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writer
Joe McGinniss Joseph Ralph McGinniss Sr. (December 9, 1942 – March 10, 2014) was an American non-fiction writer and novelist. He was the author of twelve books. McGinniss first came to prominence with the best-selling '' The Selling of the President 1968' ...
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Works

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Footnotes


External links


Interview with McGinniss published in Las Vegas Weekly, November 1, 2007.
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