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Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971)[1] is an American author of crime fiction and of non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and re-worked classic subgenres of crime writing from a female perspective.[2][3] She is also an American writer and producer of television.

Megan Abbott
Born (1971-08-21) August 21, 1971 (age 51)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, journalist
LanguageEnglish
EducationPhD in English and American Literature
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
GenreCrime fiction
Notable awardsEdgar Award
2008 Queenpin
Barry Award – Best Paperback Novel
2008 Queenpin
RelativesPhilip Abbott (father), Patricia Abbott (mother)

Biography


Abbott graduated from the University of Michigan.[4] Growing up, Abbott was greatly intrigued by the 1930 and 1940s movies she saw at a movie theater in Grosse Pointe. She believes that watching these films as a child gave her her lifelong interest in crime fiction.[5] She received her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University, and has taught at NYU, the State University of New York and the New School University. In 2013-2014, she served as the John Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi.[6]

In addition to literature, Abbott has written for major journals and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.[7] She also writes a blog with novelist Sara Gran.[8]

Abbott was a screenwriter for The Deuce,[9] an HBO show that premiered in 2017 and deals with pornography and the Mafia in New York in the 1970s and beyond.[10] In 2019, she adapted her bestselling novel Dare Me into a TV series on USA Network.[11] She served as co-showrunner on the series, along with Gina Fattore.[12]


Influences


Abbott was influenced by film noir, classic noir fiction, and Jeffrey Eugenides's novel The Virgin Suicides.[13][14] Two of her novels make reference to notorious crimes. The Song Is You (2007) is based around the disappearance of Jean Spangler in 1949, and Bury Me Deep (2009) on the 1931 case of Winnie Ruth Judd, dubbed "the Trunk Murderess".[15]


Reception and awards


Abbott has won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for outstanding fiction. Time named her one of the "23 Authors That We Admire" in 2011.[16] Publishers Weekly gave her 2011 novel The End of Everything a starred review.[17]


Awards


Year Title Award Result Ref.
2006 Die a Little Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist [18]
Barry Award for Best First Novel Finalist [19][18]
Edgar Award for Best First Novel Finalist [20][18]
2008 Queenpin Anthony Award for Best Paperback Finalist [18]
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Won [19][18]
Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Won [18]
2009 Bury Me Deep Hammett Prize Finalist [18]
2010 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Finalist [18]
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [18]
Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [18]
Macavity Award for Best Novel Finalist [18]
2012 The End of Everything Anthony Award for Best Mystery Finalist [18]
Dare Me Steel Dagger Award Finalist [18]
2013 Anthony Award for Best Mystery Finalist [18]
2014 The Fever Strand Critics Award for Best Novel Nominated
2015 ITW Thriller Award for Novel Won [18]
2016 "Little Men" Anthony Award for Best Short Story Won
2017 You Will Know Me Anthony Award for Best Mystery Finalist [18]
ITW Thriller Award for Best Novel Finalist [18]
Macavity Awards Finalist [18]
Steel Dagger Award Finalist [18]
2018 Give Me Your Hand Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller Nominated
2019 Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist [18]
Steel Dagger Award Finalist [18]
2021 The Turnout Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults Selection [21]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller Won [22]
2022 ITW Thriller Award for Hardcover Novel Finalist [23]
Booklist's Best Mysteries & Thrillers Top 10 [24]

Publications



As editor



Non-fiction



Novels



Short stories



Filmography



Television


Year Title Writer Producer Notes
2017-18 The Deuce Yes No also story editor
2019 Dare Me Yes Yes also executive producer
TBA The Turnout No Yes

References


  1. Abbott, Patricia. ""Happy Birthday, Megan"". Patricia Abbott (pattinase). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. Champion, Edward. "Megan Abbott, Literary Criminal." The Millions. July 12, 2011.
  3. Glor, Jeff. "AUTHOR TALK: The End of Everything by Mega Abbott." CBS News. October 31, 2011.
  4. Abbott, Megan (2011-07-26). "a stranger calls | The Abbott Gran Medicine Show". Abbottgran.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. Shaub, Michael. "Megan Abbott Writes Bestsellers about Bad People. Look Out, She's Coming to LA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "Author Megan Abbott". June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
  7. Abbott, Megan. "Pretty Tough: Original victims and femme fatals, the female leads in today's mystery fiction are as complex as their male counterparts." Los Angeles Times Magazine. April 2011.
  8. "The Abbott Gran Medicine Show". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. "Megan Abbott". New and Appearances. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. Petski, Denise (September 19, 2017). "'The Deuce' Renewed For Season 2 At HBO". Deadline Hollywood.
  11. "Cast & Info | Dare Me". USA Network. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  12. McKeegan, Colleen Leahey (2019-12-19). "Megan Abbott Wants You to Feel Everything". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  13. "interview". Culturaimpopular.com. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  14. Derbyshire, Johnathan. "The Books Interview: Megan Abbot." NewStatesman. 12 September 2011.
  15. Kelly, Alan. "Tugged into Darkness: An interview with Megan Abbott" 3AM Magazine. Monday, August 24, 2009.
  16. Time Staff. "Pack Your (Book) Bag: The best pages to turn this summer, from 23 authors we admire." Time Magazine Special. The Best Books for Summer Reading. Thursday, June 30, 2011.
  17. Publishers Weekly. Review date: May 30, 2011.
  18. "Megan Abbott". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  19. "Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine- Barry Awards". www.deadlypleasures.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  20. "2006 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  21. "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2021". Booklist. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  22. "L.A. Times Book Prizes Winners announcement". Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  23. "2022 Thriller Awards". International Thriller Writers. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  24. Ott, Bill (2022-05-01). "Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers: 2022". Booklist. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  25. Senior, Jennifer (2016-07-18). "Review: In Megan Abbott's 'You Will Know Me,' Gymnast Girl and Cute Dead Guy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  26. White, Peter (2020-08-06). "eOne Adapting Ballet Novel 'The Turnout' For TV From 'Dare Me' Author & Co-Creator Megan Abbott". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  27. Mississippi Noir.
  28. "In Sunlight or In Shadow". pegasusbooks.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  29. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016. ISBN 0544527186.



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Меган Эбботт (англ. Megan Abbott, родилась в 1971) — американская писательница, автор детективов и триллеров, а также нон-фикшн книг.



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