Maggie Thrash | |
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 Thrash at a 2015 BookExpo America panel | |
| Born | Margaret Thrash Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College |
| Period | 2015–present |
| Genre | Young adult |
| Notable works | Honor Girl |
| Relatives | Thomas W. Thrash Jr. (father) |
| Website | |
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Margaret Thrash is an American writer of young adult fiction and memoirist, best known for her graphic novel memoir Honor Girl .
Honor Girl, Thrash's first book, was published by Candlewick Press in 2015. [1] The book describes her early life as a teenager coming out as a lesbian while attending conservative summer camp. [2] [3] [4] It received strongly favorable reviews [5] and was named a finalist for the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Graphic Novel/Comics category. [6] Her follow-up memoir, Lost Soul Be At Peace, published in 2018, explores a period of teen depression and her relationships with her family, notably her father, a federal judge. [7]
Thrash has also written two books in a mystery series for young adults. The first book called Strange Truth (formerly We Know It Was You) [8] was published in 2016 by the Simon Pulse imprint of Simon & Schuster. [9] [10] The sequel, Strange Lies, was published in October 2017. [11]
Harper Perennial published Thrash's adult debut Rainbow Black on March 19, 2024. [12] The novel was described by The Washington Post as "Part mystery, part unsparing social commentary and part queer love story, Lacey’s personal history reads a little like Demon Copperhead’s — if he were a lesbian in New Hampshire." [13] It is a finalist in the fiction category for the 2024 New England Book Awards. [14]
Thrash currently lives in New Hampshire. [15] She was a frequent contributor to Rookie , a (now defunct) online magazine for teenage girls. [16]
