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 something that was dropped.
Another was
T. S., Mac / The Secret Mission of the Blue-Assed Buzzard
rumored in Playboy to be about the Army.
Books about Shep or with
mention of him are here:
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