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Books Written by Shep

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Books About Shep

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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 a project that was dropped.
In the October 1960 issue of Metronome Shep wrote a short story called "Old Man Oshenschlager." At the end of the piece the editor made the following note: "Old Man Oshenschlager" is from Shepherd's forthcoming book, "Bubbles in the Air." That book never evolved either
Another was T. S., Mac / The Secret Mission of the Blue-Assed Buzzard rumored in Playboy to be about the Army.

Books Written By Shep

I, Libertine by: Frederick Ewing September 13, 1956 - New York, Ballantine Books	In God We Trust - All Others Pay Cash by: Jean Shepherd October 1966 - Doubleday
Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters by: Jean Shepherd September 1, 1971 - Doubleday	The Ferrari in the Bedroom by: Jean Shepherd 1972 - Dodd, Mead
Phantom of the Open Hearth by: Jean Shepherd 1978 -	A Fistful of Fig Newtons by: Jean Shepherd 1981 - Doubleday
A Christmas Story by: Jean Shepherd October 2003 - Broadway Books	Audio Book version of "A Christmas Story" by: October 26, 2004 -
T.S. Mac - The Secret Mission of the Blue-Assed Buzzard (Unreleased) by: Jean Shepherd Rumored - Rumored to be Doubleday

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Book Signings

	Date	Description
	April 8, 1957	Booksigning - I Libertine Marboro Books
	October 20, 1966	Booksigning - "In God We Trust..." Brandeis University
	November 13, 1966	Booksigning - "In God We Trust..." Village Limelight
	December 7, 1966	Booksigning - "In God We Trust..." Shillito's
	December 28, 1966	Booksigning - "In God We Trust..." Book House in Plainfield, NJ
	September 3, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Plainfield Bookshop
	September 3, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Bookhouse - Plainfield NJ
	September 9, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." The Red Bank Bookstore
	September 14, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Bedminster Bookshop
	September 24, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Summit Bookshop
	Late September 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Morristown NJ
	October 29, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Brantano's in the Village
	November 6, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Princeton Book Mart
	November 27, 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Walden Books - Woodbridge Center
	Fall 1971	Booksigning - "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories..." Doubleday bookshop - NYC
	December 1, 1972	Booksigning - "Ferrari in the Bedroom" Plainfield Bookhouse
	July 17, 1982	Booksigning - "A Fistful of Fig Newtons" The Clinton Bookshop

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975