Kimberly McCreight is an American author. Her debut novel, Reconstructing Amelia,[1] was a New York Times bestseller that was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Alex Awards. It was also named Entertainment Weekly’s Favorite Book of the Year. Reconstructing Amelia has been optioned for TV by HBO and Blossom Films.

Kimberly McCreight
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materVassar College,
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Genrenovel
Notable worksReconstructing Amelia
Website
www.kimberlymccreight.com

McCreight’s second adult novel, Where They Found Her, was a USA Today bestseller and a Kirkus Best Mystery of the Year. Her third novel, A Good Marriage, was named a Best Book of the Summer by the New York Times, People, and Publishers Weekly. It was also an Amazon Best Mystery of the Month. Amazon will adapt A Good Marriage for TV. Friends Like These is McCreight’s fourth adult novel. It was named a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and an Amazon Best Book of the Month. It will be adapted for TV by Amblin Television.

McCreight is also the author of The New York Times bestselling young adult trilogy The Outliers (The Outliers, The Scattering, and The Collide), optioned for film by Lionsgate.

Biography

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McCreight attended Vassar College and graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[2] Before becoming a writer, she worked as a lawyer for many years, including a stint at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.[3] She has two daughters and lives in Brooklyn, New York.[4]

Bibliography

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The Outliers Trilogy

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  1. The Outliers (2016, HarperCollins)[9][10][11][12][13][14]
  2. The Scattering (2017, HarperCollins)
  3. The Collide (2018, HarperCollins)

Short stories

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  • "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

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  1. ^ Carstensen, Angela (April 16, 2013). "The Debut: Kimberly McCreight, 'Reconstructing Amelia'". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ^ "Kimberly McCreight". BookPage | Discover your next great book!. 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ^ Connelly, Sherryl. "'Reconstructing Amelia' author Kimberly McCreight finds success at last". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn author crafts narrative of psychological suspense". Brooklyn Eagle. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  5. ^ Reveal, Judith. "Where They Found Her". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  6. ^ Scribner, Amy (2015). "Kimberly McCreight - Where They Found Her - Book Review". BookPage. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. ^ "Fiction Book Review: Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  8. ^ "Brooklyn author crafts narrative of psychological suspense". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 17, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  9. ^ Ragsdale, Melissa. "'The Outliers' Author Kimberly McCreight on Suspense, Anxiety, and Her Upcoming Film Adaptations". Retrieved 2017-02-03 – via Bustle.
  10. ^ "Books in Brief: Mayday by Karen Harrington, Outliers by Kimberly McCreight". The Buffalo News. 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  11. ^ "The Outliers [The Outliers Trilogy, Book 1] by Kimberly McCreight [in School Library Journal]". BookDragon. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  12. ^ DOUVILLE, AMANDA (May 9, 2016). "'The Outliers' book review: Web of lies and betrayal". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  13. ^ Coats, Karen (2016). "The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 69 (9): 478–479. doi:10.1353/bcc.2016.0435. S2CID 201749083.
  14. ^ Curtis, Kim (May 2, 2016). "Book Review: 'The Outliers' moves at breakneck pace". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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