Carrie Brown (author)

Carrie Brown (born May 29, 1959) is an American novelist. She is the author of seven novels and a collection of short stories. Her most recent novel, The Stargazer's Sister, was published by Pantheon Books in January 2016.

Carrie Brown
Born (1959-05-29) May 29, 1959
Connecticut, United States
OccupationNovelist, professor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
University of Virginia
SpouseJohn Gregory Brown
Website
www.authorcarriebrown.com

Background and education

A Connecticut native, Brown received her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1981 and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow, in 1998. She has taught at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and currently, she is the Margaret Banister Writer-in-Residence at Sweet Briar College. She lives with her husband, the novelist John Gregory Brown, in Sweet Briar, Virginia.

Work

Brown's first novel, Rose's Garden (Algonquin 1998) won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award.[1] The New York Times Book Review deemed it "A magical first novel...both luminous and wise," [2]

In a starred review of her second novel, Lamb in Love (Algonquin 1999), Publishers Weekly wrote "Brown eloquently explores the terrain of human interactions, showing how genuine love can exalt ordinary individuals." [3] The New York Times Book Review called the novel "unconventional and eloquent." [4]

The Hatbox Baby (Algonquin 2000) won the 2001 Library of Virginia Literary Award,[5] the 2001 Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award,[6] and the 2000 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize.[7]

Her story collection The House on Belle Isle (Algonquin) appeared in 2002. It was a finalist for the 2003 Library of Virginia Literary Award,[8] and the Chicago Tribune called it "Rich in image and insight, gracefully written and peopled with characters who quietly demand our loving attention." [9]

Confinement (Algonquin 2004) won the 2005 Library of Virginia Literary Award [10] In their review of the book, People Magazine wrote: "This beautiful novel maps the emotional life of a World War II refugee who becomes trapped in his new existence in America" and called it "part Sophie's Choice, part Anne Tyler."[11]

Brown's novel The Rope Walk (Pantheon 2007). It was a finalist for the 2008 Library of Virginia Literary Award [12] and the 2008 Library of Virginia People's Choice Award.[13] In addition, it was named the 2009 All Iowa Reads Book by the Iowa Public Library.[14] The Washington Post Book World called the novel "gentle, lyrical" and the New Orleans Times Picayune said: "reading this novel is a serious pleasure."[15]

Awards and honors
  • The Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Award 1998
  • The Library of Virginia Literary Award: Winner 2001, 2005; Finalist 2003, 2007
  • Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize 2000
  • Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award 2001
  • Library of Virginia People's Choice Award: Finalist 2008
  • National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

References
  1. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/roses-garden-carrie-brown/1100642514
  2. Coughlin, Ruth, The New York Times Book Review, April 26, 1998
  3. "Fiction Review: Lamb in Love", Publishers Weekly, March 29, 1999
  4. Barrett, Linda Osborne, "Moonstruck", The New York Times Book Review, May 16, 1999
  5. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/winners.htm
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Kafka Prize Recipients : Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender & Women's Studies : University of Rochester". www.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  8. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/winners.htm
  9. Lordan, Beth, Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2002
  10. "Finalists and Winners of the Library of Virginia Annual Literary Awards". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  11. People Magazine, May 3, 2004
  12. "Finalists and Winners of the Library of Virginia Annual Literary Awards". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  13. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/2008FinalistRelease080808.pdf
  14. http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/air/previous-years/poair/air09home
  15. http://www.randomhouse.com/book/19274/the-rope-walk-by-carrie-brown#praise&awards
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