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Jennifer MakowskyAbout Jennifer Makowsky Jennifer was born and raised in Connecticut. Since then, she has lived in rural Massachusetts; Tucson, Arizona; and England. Currently she resides in Washington D.C. where she stresses out about her writing career (or lack thereof) and scrapes together money earned at miscellaneous temp jobs. She studied Literature and Creative Writing at The University of Arizona where she received her MFA. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and she has published articles on various pop-culture-related subjects including the night she almost died to the music of 38 Special, her unhealthy teenage obsession with Duran Duran, and an interview with The Shins. In addition to working as a grant writer for a struggling non-profit, she has been employed as an editor of sixth-grade textbooks, video scripts on recycling, a Native American newspaper, and Global Proxy Reports. When she's not reading Russian Literature or thinking about airplanes, Jennifer spends her time looking for an agent to represent her novel. This summer she will be working with refugees in London, training as an ESL teacher, and looking for a cold Watney's Cream Stout. Columns The Box Office BelletristLove in the Time of Record Shops[21.Apr.08] :. Technology may have changed the way we obtain music, but as Nick Hornby's High Fidelity reminds us, it can never alter our love affair with the medium.  The Box Office BelletristThe Escape Artist[24.Mar.08] :. The desire to escape that lives in each of us, and the consequences of acting on that desire, is what makes us care for Chris McCandless (Into the Wild), and what makes his short life such a compelling story.  The Box Office BelletristStanding by Stephen King[5.Mar.08] :. Childhood and the end of innocence are vividly portrayed in Stephen King's novella The Body, and Rob Reiner's excellent interpretation, Stand by Me.  The Box Office BelletristThe Sins of the Sister[14.Feb.08] :. A director can translate a writer’s words to the screen beautifully, but he can never alter their power on the page. The book and film versions of Atonement prove this all too well.  The Box Office BelletristThe Good Shepherd[20.Dec.07] :. His comic look at life in the '50s formed the foundation for a seminal Christmas 'Story'. But there is more to Jean Sheperd than little boys and BB guns. The Box Office Belletrist Save the Drama for Your MamaThe Box Office Belletrist Every Rose Has Its ThornThe Box Office Belletrist One Hit Wonder - The Stone ReaderThe Box Office Belletrist What's Love Got to Do With It?The Box Office Belletrist The Lisbon BunchThe Box Office Belletrist We Like to WatchThe Box Office Belletrist SoullessThe Box Office Belletrist Stumbling with Nail ClippersThe Box Office Belletrist Vamping It UpThe Box Office Belletrist Lolita's Balls!The Box Office Belletrist The Da Vinci De-BacleThe Box Office Belletrist "Thunder"'s BlunderThe Box Office Belletrist Bradbury on FireThe Box Office Belletrist Swimming HomeThe Box Office Belletrist Sympathy for the Devil: In Cold BloodThe Box Office Belletrist Vintage VenomThe Box Office Belletrist Love Is Risky BusinessThe Box Office Belletrist Austen's PowersThe Box Office Belletrist Everything Is (Sort Of) IlluminatedThe Box Office Belletrist Trick or Treat, Trick or Treat, Give Us Something Good to ReadThe Box Office Belletrist Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Dullest of Them All?The Box Office Belletrist 'Chick Lit' OverloadThe Box Office Belletrist 'WOW' of the WorldsThe Box Office Belletrist Re-Judging a Book by Its Cinematic Cover |
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