Karen Thompson Walker
| Born | Karen Thompson San Diego, California, United States[1] |
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| Occupation | Novelist Professor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Notable works | The Age of Miracles (2012) The Dreamers (2019) |
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Karen Thompson Walker is an American novelist. Her first book was The Age of Miracles, which was published in 2012. The Dreamers was published in 2019.[3] Walker and her work have been featured in Jezebel,[3] Electric Literature,[4] Publishers Weekly,[2] National Public Radio,[5] The Washington Post,[6] The Guardian[7] and more.
Early life and education
Karen Thompson Walker was born in San Diego, California. She earned her degrees in English language and creative writing from the University of California, Los Angeles. While in college, she wrote for the Daily Bruin. After completing her undergrad, Walker worked as a journalist for a newspaper in San Diego. She completed her master's degree at Columbia University.[1]
Personal life and career
After graduating from Columbia, Walker lived with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.[1] She worked as an editor at Simon & Schuster. Today, she lives in Oregon and is a professor at the University of Oregon.[2] She was awarded the Bomb "best fiction" prize. In 2011, she was awarded a Sirenland Fellowship.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Thursday, May 31, 2012: Maximum Shelf: Age of Miracles". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Chenoweth, Emily. "Karen Thompson Walker Sees the Possibility of the Impossible". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b Juzwiak, Rich. "Karen Thompson Walker's The Dreamers Is 2019's First Must-Read Novel". Jezebel. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Vitcavage, Adam. "Karen Thompson Walker Turns Sleep Into an Infectious Illness". Electric Lit. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Karen Thompson Walker". NPR. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ McClear, Sheila. "Dreams are dangerous — and contagious — in Karen Thompson Walker's apocalyptic thriller". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Beckerman, Hannah. "The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker review – a big sleep in small-town America". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
