Books

Jean Shepherd wrote 6 books, but did Introductions and Forwards for many others. 5 of the 6 books were collections of his short stories which had previously appeared mostly in Playboy and Car and Driver Magazine. "Phantom of the Open Hearth" was based on his movie of the same name which was also based on many of his short stories. The last book, "A Christmas Story" contains 5 short stories which were used in the movie and originally were published in "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" and "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters". Contrary to what it appears to be, the book is not a transcript of the screenplay or even close. It is merely a reprint of the short stories in their original printed form.

There have been many references to upcoming books by both Shep and others. One was called "Pretty Rubies in the Air" and is referenced at the bottom of the WRTI Article. I don't know if it was a misprint or something that was dropped. Another was T. S., Mac / The Secret Mission of the Blue-Assed Buzzard rumored in Playboy to be about the Army.

Books by Jean Shepherd

	Date	Event
		Talking Books by:
	None	T.S. Mac (Unreleased) by: Jean Shepherd
	1956	I, Libertine by: Theodore Sturgeon
	October 1966	In God We Trust - All Others Pay Cash by: Jean Shepherd
	September 1, 1971	Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters by: Jean Shepherd Doubleday
	1972	The Ferrari in the Bedroom by: Jean Shepherd
	1978	Phantom of the Open Hearth by: Jean Shepherd
	1981	A Fistful of Fig Newtons by: Jean Shepherd

Books to which Jean Shepherd Contributed

	Date	Event
		Whole Earth Catalog by:
		Village Voice Reader by:
		Think Small by:
		Sex is a Laughing Matter by:
		Patterns in Literature by:
		Patterns For A Purpose by:
		Outlooks and Insights by:
		Now Here's My Plan by:
		Night People's Guide to New York by:
		New Jersey Restaurant Guide by:
		Little Book of Fishing by:
		Johnson & Smith Catalogue by:
	1977	American Snapshots by:

Books With References to Jean Shepherd

	Date	Event
		Videography by:
		The Sense of the 60's by:
	1961	Impolite Interviews by: Paul Krassner

Books Written About Jean Shepherd

	Date	Event
	March 28, 2005	Excelsior You Fathead, The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd by: Eugene B. Bergmann

Booksignings

	Date	Event
	1971	Wanda Hickey Booksigning - Bookhouse, Front Street, Plainfield NJ
	October 29, 1971	Wanda Hickey Booksigning - Brantano's in the Village
	November 27, 1971	Booksigning - Wanda Hickey