Katherine Faw (born July 17, 1983), formerly Katherine Faw Morris, is an American writer. Young God, her debut novel, was long-listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize[1] and named a best book of the year by The Times Literary Supplement, the Houston Chronicle,[2] and BuzzFeed.[3]

In The Guardian,[4] Eimear McBride wrote Young God was "likely to leave even the sturdiest stunned." Elle[5] called it "seductive … Reading Young God is like having a bottle rocket go off in your hands." Faw was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.[6] She lives in Brooklyn, New York.[7]

Books

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  • Young God. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2014. ISBN 9780374534233.
  • Ultraluminous. MCD Books. 2017. ISBN 9780374279660.

References

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  1. ^ "Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Longlist 2014 (27 books)". Goodreads.
  2. ^ "The best books of 2014". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "The 24 Best Fiction Books Of 2014". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ McBride, Eimear (July 16, 2014). "Eimear McBride on Young God by Katherine Faw Morris". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Katherine Faw Morris's 'Young God' Is a Pure Adrenaline Rush". Elle. May 18, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "With her first novel, Wilkes County native Katherine Faw Morris turns to home". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "'All 13-Year-Olds Are Feral Creatures': An Interview with Author Katherine Faw Morris". Vice. June 30, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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