Kimberly McCreight
Kimberly McCreight | |
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Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vassar College, University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Genre | novel |
Notable works | Reconstructing Amelia |
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Kimberly McCreight is an American author, known for her debut novel Reconstructing Amelia.[1] Her The Outliers Trilogy marked her first time publishing in the young adult fiction genre.[2] McCreight has also had pieces published in The New York Times, Sunday Times Style Magazine, New York Magazine Online, Babble, and Park Slope Patch.
Film rights to Reconstructing Amelia have been purchased by Nicole Kidman's production company Blossom Films and rights to The Outliers Trilogy were purchaed by Lionsgate.[3][4]
Biography
McCreight studied at Vassar College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School,[5] and worked as a lawyer for many years including a stint as at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, during which time she wrote short stories and began taking online writing classes.[6][7] She began writing novels after she took a leave of absence from work to go with her then-fiancé and now husband Anthony Prentice while he worked in London for a year.[7] By June 2001 McCreight had finished her first novel and acquired a literary agent but had no success selling her novels until February 2012, when Harper picked up literary rights to Reconstructing Amelia.[6] Prior to this McCreight had written four novels, the second of which she stated was "a terrible book".[7] McCreight currently works as a full-time writer in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where she lives with her husband and two children.[6][8]
Bibliography
The Outliers Trilogy
- The Outliers (2016, Harper)[12][13][14][15][16][17]
- The Scattering (2017, Harper)
- The Collide (2018, HarperCollins)
Short stories
- "Clara's Room, A Flash Fiction Short" (2013, Simon & Schuster UK, Reflections Literary Journal Volume VI)
- "Over the Neva", The Antietam Review
- "Café Idiot", Oxford Magazine, Volume XVII
References
- ^ Carstensen, Angela (April 16, 2013). "The Debut: Kimberly McCreight, 'Reconstructing Amelia'". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Gonzalez, Vilma (2016-04-11). "Love in Suspense exclusive interview with Kimberly McCreight, author of 'The Outliers'". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-05-10). "Nicole Kidman To Star In And Produce 'Reconstructing Amelia' Film For HBO". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (March 14, 2014). "Lionsgate Acquires YA Sci-Fi Trilogy 'The Outliers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Scribner, Amy (April 14, 2015). "Kimberly McCreight - Interview". BookPage. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ a b c McCreight, Kimberly. "About". KimberlyMcCreight.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ a b c CONNELLY, SHERRYL (April 7, 2013). "Kimberly McCreight finds success with 'Amelia'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ a b "Brooklyn author crafts narrative of psychological suspense". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 17, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Reveal, Judith. "Where They Found Her". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Scribner, Amy (2015). "Kimberly McCreight - Where They Found Her - Book Review". BookPage. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ "Fiction Book Review: Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Ragsdale, Melissa. "'The Outliers' Author Kimberly McCreight on Suspense, Anxiety, and Her Upcoming Film Adaptations". Retrieved 2017-02-03 – via Bustle.
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(help) - ^ "Books in Brief: Mayday by Karen Harrington, Outliers by Kimberly McCreight". The Buffalo News. 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ "The Outliers [The Outliers Trilogy, Book 1] by Kimberly McCreight [in School Library Journal]". BookDragon. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ DOUVILLE, AMANDA (May 9, 2016). "'The Outliers' book review: Web of lies and betrayal". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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(help) - ^ Coats, Karen. "The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 69 (9): 478–479. doi:10.1353/bcc.2016.0435.
- ^ Curtis, Kim (May 2, 2016). "Book Review: 'The Outliers' moves at breakneck pace". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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External links
- Official website
- 'Mommies Don't Drink' (Anymore) at the New York Times
- 'Share and share alike? at the Sunday Times Style Magazine