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

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] also known as Lorelei's Secret in the UK,[3] was a New York Times Notable Book and on The New York Times Best Seller list.[4]

She followed that effort with The New York Times bestselling Lost and Found[5] in June 2006 and The Nobodies Album[6][7][8] in June 2010. Her first children's book, written with Dan Yaccarino, Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly, was released in Fall, 2010.[9][10] Parkhurst's novel Harmony was published in 2016 by Pamela Dorman / Viking.[11]

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.[12] 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.[12] Her first story in print was for a Halloween contest by a local newspaper.[4][13]

Her first job in publishing came at age 15, writing record reviews for Star Hits magazine.[13] Parkhurst received her B.A. degree from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. in creative writing from American University.[4][9] Married since 1998[12] and the mother of two children,[9] she currently lives in Washington, D.C.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carolyn Parkhurst". Shelfari.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Parkhurst, Carolyn, ed. (2003). The Dogs of Babel. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 264. ISBN 0-316-16868-8.
  3. ↑ Parkhurst, Carolyn, ed. (2004). Lorelei's Secret. Sceptre. p. 288. ISBN 0-340-82793-9. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 Daley, Lauren (July 10, 2010). "In new novel, Parkhurst set herself a challenge". South Coast Today. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Parkhurst, Carolyn, ed. (2006). Lost and Found. Little, Brown and Company. p. 304. ISBN 0-316-15638-8. Retrieved 15 December 2010. Carolyn Parkhurst.
  6. ↑ Urquhart, James (17 August 2010). "Review: The Nobodies Album". The Independent (UK). London. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  7. ↑ Schillinger, Liesl (9 July 2010). "Review: The Nobodies Album". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Art (16 June 2010). "Review: The Nobodies Album". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 "Carolyn Parkhurst: Alumni Success Story". American University. 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  10. ↑ "Cooking With Henry and Dellibelly". MacMillan. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  11. ↑ MacKinnon, Amy (July 26, 2016). "The powerful story of one family's struggle to save an autistic child". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 Swidey, Neil (17 August 2003). "Playing by the Book". Boston.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 "Carolyn Parkhurst". BookReporter.com. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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