Billie Letts

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Billie Letts is an American novelist and educator. She was a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Family

She was married to professor-turned-actor Dennis Letts until his death in 2008, and is the mother of playwright/actor Tracy Letts, jazz musician/composer Shawn Letts, and Dana Letts.

Personal life

Letts was born as Billie Gipson in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married Dennis Letts, a professor and actor, in 1958. He served as his wife's editor for her own novels. Dennis Letts died of cancer in Tulsa on February 22, 2008, aged 73.

Billie Letts is a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.

Novels

Where the Heart Is (1995)

The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (1998)

Shoot the Moon (2004)

Made in the U.S.A. (2008)

You've Got Mail (1999)

Awards and nominations

1994 Walker Percy Award

1996 Oklahoma Book Award

1998 Oprah's Book Club - Best Novel nominee - Where the Heart Is