Kathleen Glasgow | |
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Born | April 12, 1969 |
Occupation | novelist |
Language | English |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Genre | young adult fiction |
Notable works | Girl in Pieces |
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Kathleen Glasgow (born April 12, 1969) [1] is an American New York Times-bestselling author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling novel Girl in Pieces . [2]
Glasgow grew up watching Laverne and Shirley, Lenny and Squiggy, The Hardy Boys, and Mork and Mindy, among other famous duos from television series, which she cites as inspirations for The Agathas series. [3]
She was the coordinator of the University of Minnesota's MFA in Creative Writing program for thirteen years. Before writing her first novel, she was strictly a poet. [4]
Glasgow's fourth young adult novel, Girl in Pieces, debuted #1 of the New York Times bestseller list. She says the novel is about "feeling alone in the world, even if you're connecting with other people." That the protagonist struggles with depression and self harm is based on her personal struggles. [4]
Together with author Liz Lawson, she co-authored The Agathas and its sequel The Night in Question , the first and second novels in a mystery series about two teenage girls investigating the disappearance of a girl from their school. [3] The series debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. [6]
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