Patricia T. O'Conner

Patricia T. O'Conner (born February 19, 1949)[1] is the author of five books about the English language. A former staff editor at The New York Times Book Review,[2] she has appeared regularly as a language commentator for WNYC[3] and Iowa Public Radio.[4] She has written extensively for The New York Times, including book reviews,[5][6][7][8] On Language columns,[9][10][11] and articles for the op-ed page[12] and the Week in Review[13] section. Her work has also appeared in Smithsonian,[14] The Paris Review,[15] the Literary Review[16][17][18][19] (London), and other publications.

Patricia T. O'Conner
Born (1949-02-19) February 19, 1949
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationGrinnell College (BA)
University of Minnesota
SpouseStewart Kellerman

A native of Des Moines, Iowa,[20][21] she graduated from Grinnell College in 1971 with a BA in philosophy and received an honorary degree from Grinnell in 2006.[22] She did graduate work in urban journalism at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, before beginning her career as a reporter and editor in 1973.[22] After several years at The Des Moines Register and The Wall Street Journal, she joined the New York Times in 1982.[22]

She and Stewart Kellerman, her husband[23] and co-author of several books and articles, answer questions about the English language on The Grammarphobia Blog.[24]

Publications
  • Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English (Riverhead, 4th ed., 2019, ISBN 978-0525533054)
  • Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language, co-authored by Kellerman (Random House, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8129-7810-0)
  • Woe Is I Jr.: The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English (Putnam, 2007, ISBN 978-0-399-24331-8)
  • You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online, co-authored by Kellerman (Harcourt, 2002, ISBN 978-0-15-602733-5)
  • Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing (Harcourt, 1999, ISBN 978-0-15-601087-0)
  • The Reader Over Your Shoulder, by Robert Graves with Alan Hodge; new introduction by Patricia T. O’Conner (Seven Stories Press, 2018, ISBN 978-1-60980-733-7)

References
  1. "About the Author: Patricia T. O'Conner". Amazon. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "Authors: Patricia T. O'Conner". Seven Stories Press. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. "Patricia T. O'Conner". WNYC. New York Public Radio. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. "Word Maven Patricia O'Conner". Talk of Iowa. Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. O'Conner, Patricia T. (14 April 2015). "'Between You & Me,' by Mary Norris". The New York Times Book Review. p. 18. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. O'Conner, Patricia T. (12 June 2014). "Missed Connections". The New York Times Book Review. p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. O'Conner, Patricia T. (23 January 2000). "Party Girl". The New York Times Book Review. p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. O'Conner, Patricia T. (7 December 2003). "Grisly Pictures From an Institution". The New York Times Book Review. p. 43. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. O'Conner, Patricia T. (15 July 2007). "On Language: As some like it". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  10. O'Conner, Patricia T. (22 August 1999). "On Language: Plainspeak". The New York Times Magazine. p. 22. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. O'Conner, Patricia T. (7 September 1997). "On Language: Grammar Cops". The New York Times Magazine. p. 36. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. O'Conner, Patricia T.; Kellerman, Stewart (23 February 2009). "The I's Have It". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  13. O'Conner, Patricia T. (1 November 1998). "It's Just Fine to Boldly Go". The New York Times, Week in Review. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  14. O'Conner, Patricia T.; Kellerman, Stewart (February 2013). "Most of What You Think You Know About Grammar Is Wrong". Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  15. O'Conner, Patricia T. (4 January 2008). "The Reader Over Your Shoulder". The Paris Review. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  16. O'Conner, Patricia T. (December 2020). "Good Gad!". Literary Review. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  17. O'Conner, Patricia T. (December 2021). "The Ghost of Christmas Presents Past". Literary Review. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  18. O'Conner, Patricia T. (September 2022). "Blowing Their Cover". Literary Review. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  19. O'Conner, Patricia T. (September 2020). "Tawk of the Town". Literary Review. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  20. White, Claire E. (December 1999). "A Conversation With Patricia T. O'Conner". Writers Write: The Internet Writing Journal. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  21. "Dean's List at Grinnell". The Des Moines Register. 25 July 1971. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  22. "Patricia T. O'Conner '71 Doctor of Humane Letters". Grinnell News. Grinnell College. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  23. "Contributors". Smithsonian. February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  24. "The Grammarphobia Blog". Grammarphobia.com. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2023.


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