Allison Larkin (born 1977)[1] is an American author. Under the pen name Allie Larkin, she published the novels Stay (2010), Why Can't I Be You (2013), and Swimming for Sunlight (2019). The People We Keep (2021), her first novel released under her full name, was published by Gallery Books. Her fifth novel Home of the American Circus is scheduled for publication in 2025.
Allison Larkin | |
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| Born | 1977 Somers, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | |
| Genre | Contemporary fiction |
| Website | |
| allielarkinwrites | |
Life and career
editLarkin was born and raised in Somers, New York.[2][3] Between 1995 and 1997, she was a theatre major at Ithaca College.[4][5]
After dropping out of college and working as a bartender for several years, Larkin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies, public relations, and creative writing from St. John Fisher University in Rochester in 2002.[2][3] She worked as a freelance business writer and at a mortgage company after that. In 2008, she published a short fiction piece called "Bathtub Mary" in the spring issue of the Summerset Review, which also appeared in Slice magazine later that year.[1][3][6] After leaving her job to pursue writing full-time, she began developing what would become her first novel that had originated as a short story she wrote as a writing exercise for a course in university.[7] Stay was published by Dutton Adult in June 2010.[2][8] Some of Larkin's nonfiction appeared in the anthology I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship the following year.[9]
Larkin's second novel, Why Can't I Be You, was published by Plume in February 2013.[10] The novel was optioned by Universal Pictures in 2014.[11] In 2016, her nonfiction was once again featured in the Writer's Digest anthology Author in Progress.[12] Swimming for Sunlight, her third novel, was published in April 2019 by Atria Books.[13] Beginning with her fourth novel, Larkin began publishing under her full first name. The People We Keep was published by Gallery Books in August 2021. She began writing the novel in 2006 and had worked on it for 12 years, facing numerous rejections.[4][5] The People We Keep was selected as a Book of the Month club pick a month ahead of its release and as a Front Porch Book Club pick by Country Living magazine the following month.[5][14][15]
In October 2024, Larkin announced the release of her fifth novel, the second to be published by Gallery, Home of the American Circus, scheduled for publication on May 6, 2025.[16][17]
Bibliography
edit- 2010: Stay
- 2013: Why Can't I Be You
- 2019: Swimming for Sunlight
- 2021: The People We Keep
- 2025: Home of the American Circus[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Allison. "About". AllieLarkinWrites.com. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Parker, Sally (4 March 2011). "Allie Larkin is writing her story". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Allie Larkin Interview - Swimming for Sunlight". JeanBookNerd. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b Chari, Ayesha (29 July 2021). "'The People We Keep' and Discovering Yourself in Ithaca". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Keller, Sydney (8 August 2021). "Allison Larkin's love for Ithaca inspires the setting in her new novel". Ithaca Times. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Allie (Spring 2008). "Bathtub Mary - a story by Allie Larkin". Summerset Review. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Ottman, Annmarie (August 2010). "Author Interview - ALLIE LARKIN". Chicklit Club. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Amster, Melissa (7 June 2010). "Interview with Allie Larkin and book giveaway!". Chick Lit Central. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists". 6 September 2011. ISBN 978-1-101-54410-5. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Steinke, Lisa (26 February 2013). "Lounging around with Allie Larkin". SheKnows. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Allison (22 January 2014). "You get the popcorn, I'll bring the hot sauce". AllieLarkinWrites.com. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Webb, Heather. "Author In Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published". Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Lepri, Nancy Carty (23 April 2019). "Swimming for Sunlight". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "The People We Keep by Allison Larkin". Book of the Month. July 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Leath, Ashley (2 August 2021). "Our August Front Porch Book Club Pick is 'The People We Keep'". Country Living. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Allison (14 October 2014). "Allison Larkin (@allielarkinwrites)". Instagram. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Home of the American Circus". ISBN 978-1-6680-0843-0. Retrieved 29 October 2024.