Carolyn Parkhurst

Carolyn Parkhurst (born January 18, 1971, Manchester, New Hampshire) is an American author who has published five books. Her first, the 2003 best-seller The Dogs of Babel[2][3] also known as Lorelei's Secret in the UK,[4][5] was a The New York Times Notable Book and on The New York Times Best Seller List.[6]

Carolyn Parkhurst
Born (1971-01-18) January 18, 1971[1]
Manchester, New Hampshire[1]
GenreFiction

She followed that effort with The New York Times bestselling Lost and Found[7][8] in June 2006 and The Nobodies Album[9][10][11][12] in June 2010. Her first children's book, written with Dan Yaccarino, Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly, was released in Fall, 2010.[13][14]

Parkhurst says she wrote her first story at age three by dictating The Table Family to her mother. An only child, she grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts; her parents separated when she was two years old.[15] Parkhurst spent so much time reading as a child, she had to be sent outside to play. She attended Belmont Day School and the Winsor School in Boston.[15] Her first story in print was for a Halloween contest by a local newspaper.[16]

Her first job in publishing came at age 15, writing record reviews for Star Hits magazine.[16] Parkhurst received her B.A. degree from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from American University.[13] Married since 1998[15] and the mother of two children,[13] she currently resides in Washington, D.C.[16]

References
  1. "Carolyn Parkhurst". Shelfari.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. "The Dogs of Babel". Shelfari.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. Parkhurst, Carolyn, ed. (2003). The Dogs of Babel. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 264. ISBN 0-316-16868-8.
  4. "Lorelei's Secret". Shelfari.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. Parkhurst, Carolyn, ed. (2004). Lorelei's Secret. Sceptre. p. 288. ISBN 0-340-82793-9. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. South Coast today
  7. "Lost and Found". Shelfari.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  8. Parkhurst, Carolyn, ed. (2006). Lost and Found. Little, Brown and Company. p. 304. ISBN 0-316-15638-8. Retrieved 15 December 2010. carolyn parkhurst.
  9. "The Nobodies Album". Shelfari.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  10. Urquhart, James (17 August 2010). "Review: The Nobodies Album". London: The Independent (UK). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  11. Schillinger, Liesl (9 July 2010). "Review: The Nobodies Album". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  12. Taylor, Art (16 June 2010). "Review: The Nobidies Album". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  13. "Carolyn Parkhurst:Alumni Success Story". American University. 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  14. "Cooking With Henry and Dellibelly". MacMillan. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  15. Swidey, Neil (17 August 2003). "Playing by the Book". Boston.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  16. "Carolyn Parkhurst". BookReporter.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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