Lauren Wilkinson (writer)
Lauren Wilkinson is an American fiction writer. Her debut novel American Spy was published by Random House in February 2019 in the US and in July 2019 in the UK via Dialogue Books (Little, Brown ). It is scheduled for a 2020 release in Italy via Frassinelli Books (Mondadori).
American Spy received praise ahead of its release and was a Spring 2019 Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” pick and was also included by the Huffington post in its "61 Books We're looking forward to Reading in 2019" [1][2] In August 2019, Barack Obama included "American Spy" on his Summer Reading list.[3] The New York Times selected American Spy for its "100 Notable Books of 2019,"[4] and it was the June 2020 selection for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club.[5]
Wilkinson has taught writing at Columbia University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She was a 2013 Center for Fiction Emerging Writer's Fellow, and has received support from both the MacDowell Colony and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. Her fiction and essays have appeared in or are forthcoming from Granta, The Believer, and The Millions, among other publications. Wilkinson grew up in New York City and splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Spring 2019 Discover Great New Writers Selections: Books". Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "61 Books We're looking forward to Reading in 2019". The Huffington Post. December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ John, Arit (August 14, 2019). "Obama Shares His Summer Reading List" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2019". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Vinopal, Courtney (June 30, 2020). "For her spy novel, Lauren Wilkinson knew she needed an exciting first chapter". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Lauren. "Home".
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