Meg Waite Clayton (born January 1, 1959, in Washington, D.C.) is an American novelist.[1]
Meg Waite Clayton | |
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| Born | January 1, 1959 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Period | 1995–present |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
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Biography
editA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Clayton also earned bachelor's degrees in History and Psychology from the University of Michigan. She worked as a lawyer at the Los Angeles firm of Latham & Watkins. She grew up primarily in suburban Kansas City and suburban Chicago, where she graduated from Glenbrook North High School.[2] She began writing in earnest after moving to a horse farm outside of Baltimore, Maryland, where her first novel is set. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In addition to her work as a novelist, she has written for the Los Angeles Times,[3][4] Writer's Digest, Runner's World, and public radio.[5][6][7][8]
Awards and honors
editClayton's first novel, The Language of Light, was a finalist for the 2002 Bellwether Prize for Fiction, now the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Her novel The Wednesday Sisters became a bestseller[9] and a popular book club choice.[10][11][12] Her "After the Debate" on Forbes online[13] was praised by the Columbia Journalism Review as "[t]he absolute best story about women's issues stemming from the second Presidential debate."[14] The Race for Paris was a 2015 Langum Prizes Historical Fiction Honorable Mention.
Bibliography
edit- The Language of Light (2003)
- The Wednesday Sisters (2007)
- The Four Ms. Bradwells (2011)
- The Wednesday Daughters (2013)
- The Race for Paris (2015)
- Beautiful Exiles (2018)
- The Last Train to London (2019)
- The Postmistress of Paris (2021)
References
edit- ^ Random House bio
- ^ Julia Keller (May 13, 2011). "Female Lawyers Face the Glass Gavel". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Meg Waite Clayton (January 23, 2013). "Obama's speech: One for the 'herstory' books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Meg Waite Clayton (September 25, 2013). "Flirting with justice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ "You've Come a Long Way, Barbie". "Perspectives". San Francisco. March 20, 2009. KQED.
- ^ "Progress Comes Slowly". "Perspectives". San Francisco. August 26, 2010. KQED.
- ^ "Moonshot". "Perspectives". San Francisco. May 25, 2011. KQED.
- ^ "Fair Play". "Perspectives". San Francisco. June 25, 2012. KQED.
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle, July 2008
- ^ Motoko Rich (July 22, 2009). "Target Can Make Sleepy Titles into Best Sellers". New York Times. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "The top 20 book club bestsellers for 2010 from Bookmovement.com". Hartford Count Public Library. July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "The top 20 book club bestsellers for 2010 from Bookmovement.com". Pulpwood Queens. June 26, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Meg Waite Clayton (October 17, 2012). "After the Debate". Forbes Online. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Jennifer Vanasco (October 19, 2012). "Covering the candidates on women". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved April 26, 2013.