Hettie Jones Biography

Hettie Jones (born 1934 as Hettie Cohen) is best known for her memoir of the Beat Scene, as well as for the preceding 20 books she published for children and young adults, which include the award-winning The Trees Stand Shining, and Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music. Jones is the mother of two daughters, Kellie Jones and Lisa Jones Brown.