Erica Jong
(1942-)
The Works of Erica Jong
Fiction
1. Fear of Flying (1973) First published novel, but not first book. EJ published 2 books of poetry with Holt, Fruits & Vegetables, 1971, and Half-Lives, 1973.
2. How to Save Your Own Life (1977) Isadora & Bennett break up. She falls madly in love with Josh & moves to Malibu, CA. Fiction & Love Poetry Coda.
3. Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones (1980) What if Tom Jones had been a woman--18th century picaresque romp!
4. Parachutes & Kisses (1984) Isadora divorced and FREE? Maybe.
5. Shylock's Daughter (formerly Serenissima) (1987) Shakespearian Fantasy set in Venice. Heroine an actress of a certain age. Time travel.
6. Any Woman's Blues (1990) Leila is a wonderful artist and love junkie--with very young untalented actor boyfriend. She gets sober & throws him out!
7. Inventing Memory (1997) The generations of Jewish women in America and how they triumphed. My Jewish Roots Novel--or JOOTS!
8. Sappho's Leap (2003) The story of Sappho who invented love poetry 2600 years ago, loved men, loved women, was imitated by all.
9. COMING SOON: FEAR OF DYING, a novel by Erica Jong
Poetry
1. Fruits & Vegetables (1971, 1997)
2. Half-Lives (1973)
3. Loveroot (1975)
4. At the Edge of the Body (1979)
5. Ordinary Miracles (1983)
6. Becoming Light: New and Selected (1991)
7. Love Comes First (2009)
8. Coming soon: VISIBLE/INVISIBLE: NEW POEMS BY ERICA JONG
Other Works
Witches (1981, 1997, 1999) Illustrated study of the witch and the Mother Goddess
Megan's Book of Divorce; Megan's Two Houses: FOR KIDZ (1984, 1996)
The Devil at Large: Erica Jong on Henry Miller (1993)
Fear of Fifty: A Mid-Life Memoir (1994)
What Do Women Want? Bread Roses Sex Power (1998)
Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life A BOOK ABOUT WRITING (2006)
Sugar in My Bowl (2011) Anthology (Real Women Write About Real Sex)
A Letter to the President (Kindle Single) 2012