Michelle Richmond

Michelle Richmond is an American novelist. She wrote The Year of Fog, which was a New York Times bestseller.[1]

Michelle Richmond
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksThe Girl in the Fall-Away Dress
The Year of Fog
No One You Know
Notable awardsHillsdale Award for Fiction – 2009
Associated Writing Programs Short Fiction Award for The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress – 2000
Website
www.michellerichmond.com

Biography

Richmond grew up in Mobile, Alabama,[2][3][4] the second of three sisters.[5] She obtained her BA from the University of Alabama[5] and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Miami. She has taught at the University of San Francisco, the California College of the Arts, Saint Mary's College of California[3] in Moraga, at Bowling Green State University and Notre Dame de Namur University.[6] She founded Fiction Attic Press and San Francisco Journal of Books and is also a publisher.[7]

Writing career

Richmond's first book, the story collection The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress (2001),[8] was published by University of Massachusetts Press. Her third book, The Year of Fog (2007), originally called Ocean Beach,[3] was published by Delacorte Press[9] and was a New York Times best seller.[3][10] Her fourth book, No One You Know (2008),[11] was published by Delacorte Press.[12]

Richmond's book, The Year of Fog, won her acclaim including being selected as one of the best books of 2007 by Library Journal, chosen by Kirkus Reviews as a top pick for Reading Groups, was nominated for the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle award, was listed by the San Francisco Chronicle as a notable book and was a New York Times bestseller and a best selling paperback book for Bantam publishers.[1]

She currently serves as a member of the executive council of the Authors Guild.[13]

Awards and recognition

Richmond obtained the following awards for her writing:

  • 2012 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize for The Hero of Queens Boulevard and Other Stories from FC2.[14]
  • 2011 selection of Silicon Valley Reads for The Year of Fog[15]
  • Hillsdale Award for Fiction (2009).[16][17]
  • Associated Writing Programs Award for Short Fiction for The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress (2000)[18]
  • Mississippi Review Fiction Prize (2006)[6]

Personal life

Richmond resides in Northern California[2] with her husband and son.[19]

Works
  • The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress (2001)
  • Dream of the Blue Room (2003)
  • The Year of Fog (2007)
  • No One You Know (2008)
  • Hum (2010)
  • Golden State (2014)
  • The Marriage Pact (2017)

References
  1. Thornton, Matthew (2 June 2008). "Deals: Return of the Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. "Michelle Richmond". Random House. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. Grant, Natalie (5 February 2011). "Michelle Richmond: Author of 'The Year of the Fog,' Reads at Los Altos Library Feb. 8". Los Altos Patch. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. "Well, well, well. It has been a star-studded last couple of weeks here in Mob-easy". Mobile Magnified. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. Kingsbury, Pam (2003). "Running Toward the Future: An Interview with Michelle Richmond". Southern Scribe. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. "International Bestselling Author To Read At Notre Dame de Namur University". Notre Dame de Namur University. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. "About". San Francisco Journal of Books. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  8. Galehouse, Maggie (9 December 2001). "Books in Brief: The Girl In The Fall-Away Dress". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. "A Quick Take on New Releases for Sunday March 25, 2007". The Washington Post. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. "Paperback bestsellers: Fiction". The New York Times. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  11. "Fiction Review - No One You Know". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  12. No One You Know. Open Library. OL 16702387M.
  13. "People: Week of 5/3/10". Publishers Weekly. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  14. "Prizes". FC2. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  15. Zimmerman, Heather (21 January 2011). "The Year of Fog is this year's Silicon Valley Reads selection". Mercury News. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  16. "Awards". The Fellowship of Southern Writers. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  17. "Michelle Richmond-Publications and Prizes". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  18. "Fiction Notes". Publishers Weekly. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  19. Cardillo, Margaret (3 January 2009). "In Praise of not knowing". therumpus.net. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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