Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Born1966 (age 5758)
OccupationAuthor
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater Bryn Mawr College
University of Pennsylvania
GenresYoung adult novels; non-fiction
Years active2006–present
Website
www.catherinemurdock.com

Catherine Gilbert Murdock (born 1966) is an American author.

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Early life and education

Catherine Gilbert Murdock was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1966. [1] Her father was a chemical engineer, her mother a nurse. [2] Along with her only sibling, novelist Elizabeth Gilbert, she grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm in Litchfield, Connecticut. The family lived in the country with no neighbors and had a very old TV. [1] Consequently, they all read a great deal.

She attended Bryn Mawr College, where she studied Growth and Structure of Cities and graduated in 1988. In 1998, she earned a doctorate in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. [3] [4]

Career

Murdock's first published book was her dissertation from the University of Pennsylvania, published three years after she graduated as Domesticating Drink: Women, Men and Alcohol in Prohibition America. Her first young adult novel was Dairy Queen (2006), which was followed by two sequels: The Off Season (2007) and Front and Center (2009). Her 2013 book Heaven Is Paved with Oreos is set in the same world and features some of the same characters. [5] Other books include Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of Her Various Discoveries and Misadventures, Recounted to the Best of Her Recollection, in Four Parts (2008), and Wisdom's Kiss: A Thrilling and Romantic Adventure, Incorporating Magic, Villainy and a Cat (2011). [4] In 2018, she published a middle-grade novel called The Book of Boy, which was a Newbery Honor book. [6]

In 2011 she appeared in and served as a program advisor for Prohibition on PBS. [7]

Personal life

She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children. [4]

Bibliography

Fiction

Nonfiction

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References

  1. 1 2 Catherine Gilbert Murdock's website
  2. Kumar, Lisa, ed. (2013). Catherine Gilbert Murdock. Something About the Author, vol. 261: Gale. pp. 119–121. Retrieved 9 January 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Schwab, Kinzey (2019-11-21). "Newbery Award Recipient Catherine Gilbert Murdock '88 Visits Children's Books 360° Course Cluster". Bryn Mawr College. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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  5. "'Dairy Queen' Author Brings Back Wisconsin-Based Characters". WUWM. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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  7. "Film & Website Credits". Prohibition: A film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick. PBS. Retrieved 9 January 2019.