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I am a teacher, writer, and artist. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University Teachers College in New York City and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
On November 3, 2001, THE NEW YORK TIMES published a feature piece that I wrote about my experiences as a teacher in a difficult inner-city school in the south Bronx, NY called “A Year in the Trenches.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES published a second piece called “Beautiful Music,” on Nov. 7, 2004, about my son who has autism and is now a professional pianist with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and Dance Center in New York City.
Other articles on learning disabilities and autism appeared in educational journals.
Kirkus Review called my first science fiction comic mystery, CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE MOONS, “delightful.” The San Francisco Book Review said, “Kingon’s word play is so much fun, it is hard to resist.” And Dr. David Livingston, host of THE SPACE SHOW who interviewed me on his show twice said, “A very rare treat indeed.”
Guardbridge Press in St. Andrews, Scotland has published my second book, SHERLOCK MARS. It follows with many of the same characters as Chocolate Chocolate Moons but is a stand alone novel. Kirkus Review said, “An undeniably fun tale with a protagonist who can apparently handle anything…” And Readers Favorite said, “Murder is the basis of this amazing story, but there is so much more! Jackie Kingon blends history, science, popular culture, and social issues with imagination and a large dose of humor as she leads her well defined characters through intriguing action throughout the new frontier of space.”
Short stories were published by the Flying Island Press in their anthology, Pieces of Eight, available on Amazon. Other stories appeared in The Fringe Magazine and Static Movement Magazine. My short story, “A Rose by Any Other Name,” was read in 2010 by British voiceover artist Pearl Hewitt on the radio as part of the Taping for the Blind show out of Houston, Texas."
Reviewed by Melinda Hills for Readers' Favorite
Revenge is sweet and that is especially true when the cause of so much mayhem is the best-selling sweet treat Chocolate Moons. Molly ‘Marbles’ Summers is a plus sized security guard at the Culinary Institute, home of Candy Universe, where some boys are poisoned by a batch of Molly’s favorite candy in Chocolate Chocolate Moons by Jackie Kingon. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to come together, a string of amazing coincidences leads to possible suspects, several of whom were key figures in Molly’s past. From her formerly obese boyfriend, who is now the poster boy for health supplements and the girl he dumped Molly for to get ahead in the world, to criminals with universe wide connections and CEOs with lots to lose, there are too many culprits to sort out – and then one dies! Helping the Mars police, Molly tracks down clues, enjoying the benefits of the best food in the universe along the way. The target of the espionage and the perpetrator play cat and mouse right to the end, with Molly hot on their trail.
I loved Sherlock Mars and am thrilled to have had the chance to read Chocolate Chocolate Moons. The play on names/places/historical events etc. is superb! Supremely amusing and certainly quick-paced, Chocolate Chocolate Moons by Jackie Kingon is a pleasure to read. Delightful characters and universe-wide action keep you turning pages, enjoying innumerable plays on words with pop culture, history, place names and more. The sub-story of body image and being happy with oneself is also presented in an entertaining manner as Molly enjoys real food while most of the people around her live on the supplements and food replacements that have become big business. Chocolate Chocolate Moons is a great mix of humor, intrigue, and space age imagination designed to entertain.
