Megan Abbott

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Megan Abbott
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Born(1971-08-21)August 21, 1971
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
EducationPhD in English and American Literature
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
GenreCrime fiction
Notable awardsEdgar Award
2008 Queenpin
Barry Award – Best Paperback Novel
2008 Queenpin

Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971)[1] is an American author of crime fiction and of a non-fiction analysis of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and re-worked classic subgenres of crime writing, from a female perspective.[2][3] She is also an American writer and producer of television.

Biography[]

Abbott graduated from the University of Michigan.[4] Growing up, Abbott was greatly intrigued by the 1930 and 1940s movies she saw at a movie theater in Grosse Pointe. Watching these films as a child are what she believes gave her her lifelong interest in crime fiction.[5] She received her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University, and has taught at NYU, the State University of New York and the New School University. In 2013-2014, she served as the John Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi.[6]

Influences[]

Abbott was influenced by film noir, classic noir fiction, and Jeffrey Eugenides's novel The Virgin Suicides.[7][8] Two of her novels make reference to notorious crimes. The Song Is You (2007) is based around the disappearance of Jean Spangler in 1949, and Bury Me Deep (2009) on the 1931 case of Winnie Ruth Judd, dubbed "the Trunk Murderess".[9]

Reception and awards[]

Abbott has won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for outstanding fiction. Time named her one of the "23 Authors That We Admire" in 2011.[10] Publishers Weekly gave her 2011 novel The End of Everything a starred review.[11]

Awards[]

  • 2016 Anthony Award for Best Short Story for "Little Men"[12]
  • 2015 ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel for The Fever[13]
  • 2008 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for Queenpin
  • 2008 Barry Award for Best Paperback Original for Queenpin[14]

Nominations[]

  • 2019 Anthony Award for Best Novel for Give Me Your Hand[12]
  • 2017 ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel for You Will Know Me[13]
  • 2017 Anthony Award for Best Novel for You Will Know Me[12]
  • 2013 Anthony Award for Best Novel for Dare Me [12]
  • 2010 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original for Bury Me Deep[12]
  • 2006 Edgar Award for Best First Novel for Die a Little[15]
  • 2006 Barry Award for Best First Novel for Die a Little[14]

Novels[]

  • Die a Little (2005). ISBN 978-0743261708
  • The Song Is You (2007). ISBN 978-0743291712
  • Queenpin (2007). ISBN 978-1416534280
    Won: 2008 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, 2008 Barry Award for Best Paperback Novel
    Nominated: 2008 Anthony award for Best Paperback Original.[16]
  • Bury Me Deep (2009). ISBN 978-1416599098
    Nominated: 2010 Anthony award for Best Paperback Original
  • The End of Everything (2011). ISBN 978-0316097796
  • Dare Me (2012). ISBN 978-0316097772
  • The Fever (2014). ISBN 978-0316231053
  • You Will Know Me (2016)[17] ISBN 978-0316231077
  • (2018). ISBN 978-1509855681
  • The Turnout (Summer 2021)[18] ISBN 978-0593084908

Short stories[]

  • "Oxford Girl" (2016). Appeared in Mississippi Noir.[19]
  • "Girlie Show" (2016). Appeared in In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper.[20]
  • "Little Men" (2015). Appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories 2016.[21]
  • "My Heart Is Either Broken" (2013). Appeared in Dangerous Women.

Non-fiction[]

  • The Street Was Mine: White Masculinity in Hardboiled fiction and Film Noir (2002). ISBN 0-312-29481-6

Editor[]

  • A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir (2007). ISBN 978-0979270994

Journalist and blogger[]

Abbott has written for major journals and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.[22] She also writes a blog with novelist Sara Gran.[23]

Screenwriter[]

  • Megan Abbott participated with the writing of The Deuce,[24] a new HBO show. The show premiered in 2017 and deals with pornography and the Mafia in New York in the 1970s and beyond.[25] In 2019, she adopted her bestselling novel Dare Me into a critically acclaimed TV series on USA Network.[26] She also served as co-showrunner on the series, along with Gina Fattore.[27]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Writer Producer Notes
2017-18 The Deuce Yes No also story editor
2019 Dare Me Yes Yes also executive producer
TBA The Turnout No Yes

References[]

  1. ^ Abbott, Patricia. ""Happy Birthday, Megan"". Patricia Abbott (pattinase). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Champion, Edward. "Megan Abbott, Literary Criminal." The Millions. July 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Glor, Jeff. "AUTHOR TALK: The End of Everything by Mega Abbott." CBS News. October 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Abbott, Megan (2011-07-26). "a stranger calls | The Abbott Gran Medicine Show". Abbottgran.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. ^ Shaub, Michael. "Megan Abbott Writes Bestsellers about Bad People. Look Out, She's Coming to LA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Author Megan Abbott". June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "interview". Culturaimpopular.com. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  8. ^ Derbyshire, Johnathan. "The Books Interview: Megan Abbot." NewStatesman. 12 September 2011.
  9. ^ Kelly, Alan. "Tugged into Darkness: An interview with Megan Abbott" 3AM Magazine. Monday, August 24, 2009.
  10. ^ Time Staff. "Pack Your (Book) Bag: The best pages to turn this summer, from 23 authors we admire." Time Magazine Special. The Best Books for Summer Reading. Thursday, June 30, 2011.
  11. ^ Publishers Weekly. Review date: May 30, 2011.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Winners and Nominees". Bouchercon. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Past Nominees and Winners – International Thriller Writers". thrillerwriters.org. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine- Barry Awards". www.deadlypleasures.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  15. ^ "2006 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  16. ^ "Anthony Award Nominees and Winners". Bouchercon.info. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  17. ^ Senior, Jennifer (2016-07-18). "Review: In Megan Abbott's 'You Will Know Me,' Gymnast Girl and Cute Dead Guy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  18. ^ White, Peter (2020-08-06). "eOne Adapting Ballet Novel 'The Turnout' For TV From 'Dare Me' Author & Co-Creator Megan Abbott". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  19. ^ Mississippi Noir.
  20. ^ "In Sunlight or In Shadow". pegasusbooks.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  21. ^ The Best American Mystery Stories 2016. ISBN 0544527186.
  22. ^ Abbott, Megan. "Pretty Tough: Original victims and femme fatals, the female leads in today's mystery fiction are as complex as their male counterparts." Los Angeles Times Magazine. April 2011.
  23. ^ "The Abbott Gran Medicine Show". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  24. ^ "Megan Abbott". New and Appearances. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  25. ^ Petski, Denise (September 19, 2017). "'The Deuce' Renewed For Season 2 At HBO". Deadline Hollywood.
  26. ^ "Cast & Info | Dare Me". USA Network. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  27. ^ McKeegan, Colleen Leahey (2019-12-19). "Megan Abbott Wants You to Feel Everything". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-03.

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