Julian Guthrie

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Julian Guthrie
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Julian Guthrie is an American journalist and author based in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Career

Guthrie started her journalism career at the San Francisco Examiner, and after its merger, continued at the San Francisco Chronicle. [1] She published her first book, The Grace of Everyday Saints , in 2011, about a church's closure order. It was based on work she had done as metro reporter covering the church's drama in 2005. [2] In 2013, she published her second book, The Billionaire and the Mechanic , [3] which was updated to include the Oracle Team second win at the America's Cup in its 2014 second edition. [1] Its second edition landed on the New York Times bestsellers list. [4] In 2014, her third book was preemptively sold to Penguin Books. That book was originally entitled "Beyond: Peter Diamandis and the Adventure of Space", [5] before becoming How to Make a Spaceship . In 2016, her third book, How to Make a Spaceship, was published. This book enticed several offers to acquire the film rights. [6] It landed on the New York Times bestsellers list, [7] and became a finalist in the 2017 PEN/Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, [8] and won the 2016 Emme Astronautical Literature Award. [9] Her fourth book, Alpha Girls, bought up by Currency Books in 2017 for 2019 publication, incited a bidding war in 2017 for its film and TV rights, ending up at Welle Entertainment. [10]

Publications

The Grace of Everyday Saints
Covers the battle of a Roman Catholic congregation to keep their neighborhood church open despite the command by the Church hierarchy to close 'St. Brigid's Church' down. [2]
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
Covers the origins of Team Oracle USA, with founder Larry Ellison, and its quest to win the America's Cup, [3] and through its second edition, the second win of the America's Cup. [1] Angus Phillip's review in The Wall Street Journal said of the book that "She (the author) clearly had exceptional access to the generally media-shy billionaire and provides detailed descriptions of Mr. Ellison's living spaces, work habits, tennis pals like Rafael Nadal and Jimmy Connors, best friend and neighbor Steve Jobs, his many airplanes, cars, boats and houses, his clothing tastes, even his food preferences. She paints a picture of a modern contrarian who delights in bucking convention, which is how he wound up at Golden Gate." [11]
How to Make a Spaceship
Covers the origin of the X Prize, its funding woes, the teams that entered the competition, major figures related to the contest, the winning team with SpaceShipOne, and the follow-up of Virgin Galactic scooping up the winning tech. [6] Gregg Easterbrook's review in The Wall Street Journal said of the book that "'How to Make a Spaceship' offers a rousing anthem to the urge to explore." [12]
Alpha Girls
Covers the unsung women heroes of Silicon Valley and the computer industry. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Julian Guthrie". Space Tech Summit. 2018.
  2. 1 2 Don Lattin (August 14, 2011). "'The Grace of Everyday Saints,' by Julian Guthrie". San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. 1 2 "The Billionaire and the Mechanic". Wind Check Magazine. July 1, 2013.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Sports and Fitness – Bestsellers". The New York Times. July 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ Andy Lewis (October 7, 2014). "XPrize Space Race Story Gets Book Deal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. 1 2 "Come on Hollywood, Give Us an X Prize Movie Already". Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. Episode 221. September 16, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Science – Best Sellers – November 2016". The New York Times. November 13, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "2017 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". PEN America. 2017.
  9. 1 2 Diane L. Thompson (September 8, 2017). "Julian Guthrie Announced as Recipient of American Astronautical Society Emme Award" (PDF). American Astronautical Society (AAS).
  10. 1 2 3 April Dawn (July 25, 2017). "Silicon Valley Tale 'Alpha Girls' Sells to Cathy Schulman's Welle Entertainment". The Industry.
  11. ↑ Angus Phillip (May 24, 2013). "The Race Behind the Races". The Wall Street Journal. Angus Phillips review.
  12. ↑ Gregg Easterbrook (September 16, 2016). "'How to Make a Spaceship' Takes on the Birth of the Second Space Age". The Wall Street Journal. Gregg Easterbrook review.
  13. ↑ Reviews:
  14. ↑ "2017 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalists Announced". E.O. Wilson Foundation. January 20, 2017.
  15. ↑ Jim Way (September 14, 2017). "Emme and Ordway Award Winners Announced". American Astronautical Society (AAS).

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