Jonathan Ames The Femme Detectives, Ep. 7

Jonathan Ames is a prize-winning American author. Many of his novels are available from Pushkin Pres, including You Were Never Really Here and the series of Happy Doll thrillers that began with A Man Named Doll. He also created the hit tv shows Bored to Death and Blunt Talk. You Were Never Really Here was adapted for a major Hollywood film by Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix. A Past Without Pictures is the first book in a new thriller series starring Maria Cole. Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his dog Fezzik. Maria Cole is a central character in Ames' work and is the central protagonist in his newly released novel A Past Without Pictures. She is depicted as an LAPD detective with a complex background, having been raised in foster care and facing a history of abuse. This challenging upbringing shapes her character and influences her journey within the police force. Learn more on Jonathan’s Wikipedia site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ames Novels • I Pass Like Night (1989) • The Extra Man (1998) • Wake Up, Sir! (2004) • You Were Never Really Here (2013 and expanded version in 2018) Happy Doll series • A Man Named Doll (2021) • The Wheel of Doll (2022) • Karma Doll (2025) Maria Cole Series • A Past Without Pictures (2026) Essays • What's Not to Love?: The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer (2000) • My Less Than Secret Life (2002) • I Love You More Than You Know (2006) • The Double Life Is Twice as Good: Essays and Fiction (2009) Anthologies • Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs (2005) Comics • The Alcoholic (2008) Television • Bored to Death (creator/writer/producer, 2009–2011, as well as a cameo appearance as "Irwin") • Blunt Talk (creator/writer/executive producer, 2015–2016) • Drunk History (as Junius Booth 2013) Learn more on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024718/ Watch on YouTube: Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jpx4Ori5OSLPQMOR3XWen Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonathan-ames-the-femme-detectives-ep-7/id687959058?i=1000788745020