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
edit- Young God. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2014. ISBN 9780374534233.
- Ultraluminous. MCD Books. 2017. ISBN 9780374279660.
References
edit- ^ "Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Longlist 2014 (27 books)". Goodreads.
- ^ "The best books of 2014". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "The 24 Best Fiction Books Of 2014". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ McBride, Eimear (July 16, 2014). "Eimear McBride on Young God by Katherine Faw Morris". The Guardian.
- ^ "Katherine Faw Morris's 'Young God' Is a Pure Adrenaline Rush". Elle. May 18, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "With her first novel, Wilkes County native Katherine Faw Morris turns to home". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "'All 13-Year-Olds Are Feral Creatures': An Interview with Author Katherine Faw Morris". Vice. June 30, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- Katherine Faw at Goodreads
- Profile on Granta
- Profile at MCD Books
- Video on Poets & Writers
- Interview about Ultraluminous between Katherine Faw Morris and Elizabeth Ellen for Hobar Pulp