Welcome!
Judy Dearlove is the author of Play On!, a finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year. Other publications include a book entitled Accommodating the Chaos: Samuel Beckett’s Nonrelational Art, two dozen works of literary criticism, and an assortment of corporate publications, newsletters, market reports, technical documents, and two of the earliest web pages, which she coded by hand back in the days where dinosaurs roamed the Internet.
On her road to fiction writing, Dearlove has enjoyed variety of careers: English professor, technical writer, manager of ergonomic engineers, and director of a college tutoring center. She received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Virginia and her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. Currently, Dearlove lives and writes in Durham, North Carolina.
Judy Dearlove reads from her novel, Play On!, at The Regulator bookstore in Durham, NC.
What readers are saying about Play On!
“Daily life in an Arizona retirement community may seem like an unlikely topic for a novel. But Judy Dearlove’s gift for quirky details that define an ensemble of lovable characters makes this novel sing. Add a few local drag queens into the mix, and you’ve got a revolution in elder care. This is a brisk and joyful first novel by a wise woman.”
— Georgann Eubanks, Author of Literary Trails series and The Month of Their Ripening from UNC Press
“If we’re lucky, we will all end up in a retirement community. If we’re really lucky, it’ll be the Foothills, and Maxine will be our next-door neighbor. In this lively novel, Dearlove gives us a heartwarming portrait of a community of elders. What a fun and impressive debut!”
— Lynn York, author of The Piano Teacher