T.K. Thorne
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| Born | April 17, 1954 Montgomery, Alabama |
| Occupation | American Writer |
| Education | Masters of Social Work, University of Alabama |
| Spouse | Roger Thorne |
| Children | Step-mother to three sons (Mac, Jeremiah and Harry) |
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Teresa (Katz) Thorne (born April 17, 1954) is an American writer.
Early life and education[edit]
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T.K Thorne was born on April 17, 1954 in Montgomery, Alabama, the first of three children, to father Warren Katz, a WWII veteran and civilian engineer at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, and mother, Jane Katz, who was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 2002 for her own achievements.[1] Thorne's grandmother Dorothy Lobman encouraged's Thorne's passion for reading and social reform.
Thorne completed a Masters of Social Work at the University of Alabama.
Career[edit]
In 1977 Thorne was hired as the first Jewish female officer with the Birmingham Police Department. She retired as a captain and assumed an Executive Director position with City Action Partnership (CAP) in Birmingham (a position in which she continues to serve).[2]
Thorne has served as faculty at several writers' conferences and spoken on lecture circuits (including Columbus State University, Colgate University and Wake Forrest University on the Birmingham bombing).[3]
Literary career[edit]
Thorne's novels are reinterpreted stories told from the perspectives of unnamed, briefly-mentioned women of the Bible: the wives of Noah and Lot. They are influenced by archeological findings and academic research as well as Thorne's personal travels.
Thorne carried a monthly column in Birmingham's Synergy Magazine for seven years.[4] She has also written poetry, short stories and screenplays.
Bibliography[edit]
Historical fiction[edit]
- Noah's Wife (Chalet Publishing, 2009, Blackburn Fork Publishing, 2011)[5]
- Angels at the Gate (Cappuccino Books, 2015)[6]
Historical nonfiction[edit]
- Last Chance for Justice: How Relentless Investigators Uncovered New Evidence Convicting the Birmingham Church Bombers (Lawrence Books, 2013)[7][8][9]
Awards[edit]
A short film developed from her screenplay "Six Blocks Wide" (Shapefilms, 2007) was a semi-finalist at the international A Film for Peace Festival in Italy.
Noah's Wife won Gold in the Historical Fiction category for the 2009 Foreword INDIES.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Thorne currently resides in Springville, Alabama with her husband, two dogs, a cat and a horse. She is the step-mother of three children, a grandmother of four, and is also a Yondan (4th degree black belt) in Tomiki Ryu Akidio.
References[edit]
- ^ "Alabama Women's Hall of Fame ' Jane Lobman Katz".
- ^ "CAP Is Downtown".
- ^ "T.K. Thorne - Washington Independent Review of Books".
- ^ http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/10/24/2760775_tk-thorne-discusses-new-book-about.html?rh=1
- ^ Thorne, T. K. (17 August 2011). Noah's Wife. Blackburn Pr. ASIN 0983787808.
- ^ Thorne, T. K. (5 March 2015). Angels at the Gate. Cappuccino Books Publishing. ISBN 978-3906196022.
- ^ Thorne, T. K. (1 September 2013). Last Chance for Justice: How Relentless Investigators Uncovered New Evidence Convicting the Birmingham Church Bombers. Chicago Review Press. ASIN 1613748647.
- ^ Heller, Billy (15 September 2013). "Books you should be reading".
- ^ "Author T.K. Thorne delves into 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing investigation with new book". 10 September 2013.
- ^ "2009 Foreword INDIES Winners in Historical (Adult Fiction)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
