Molly McGrann
Molly McGrann | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Literary Editor Novelist Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Skidmore College New York University (MFA) |
| Period | 1998–present |
Molly McGrann is an American literary critic, poet, and novelist. She is an alumna of Skidmore College and New York University. She lives in England.
Biography
McGrann graduated from Skidmore College in 1995, and received an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. She is a literary critic and the author of two novels.
In December 1998, McGrann married the Radiohead bassist musician Colin Greenwood in Oxford, England.[1][2] They live in a village in Oxfordshire with their three sons, Jesse, Asa and Henry.[3]
Writing
McGrann has worked as a reviewer for the Times Literary Supplement and as a contributing editor for The Paris Review.[2] She has also had poems published in various literary magazines including TriQuarterly and Arion.[4][5] She is a London Editor of A Public Space, a quarterly literary magazine, founded in 2005 by Brigid Hughes, former Executive Editor of The Paris Review.[6]
Her first novel, 360 Flip, looked at the tensions lying below the surface of the "American Dream" in a 60s Levittown-style suburb, through the eyes of a disillusioned young poet growing up there in the 1950s. It was dedicated to her husband.[7]
Exurbia, McGrann's second novel, set in Los Angeles in the mid 80s during the Reagan era, is about the mentally ill living in the margins of society. It follows an insecure thirteen-year-old girl suffering from bipolar disorder, Lise, and the parallel story of Ed Valencia, as their lives become entangled with the violent world of L.A.'s homeless gangs. It was dedicated to her parents.[8]
Works
Fiction
- 360 Flip (2004)[9]
- Exurbia (2007)[10]
- The Ladies of the House (2015)[11]
Poetry
- From Less Than Spring, a long poem of conditions.[1] (1999)
- Hermaphroditus (2002)
References
- ^ Klosterman, Chuck (July 2003). "No More Knives". Spin. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Class Notes 2000". Skidmore Scope Magazine. 2000-08-01. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Into the Light". MOJO. 2003-08-01. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ McGrann, Molly (1999-09-22). "From Less Than Spring, a long poem of conditions". TriQuarterly. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ McGrann, Molly (2002-04-01). "Hermaphroditus". Arion. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Masthead". A Public Space. 2005-12-16. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ McGrann, Molly (2004-06-16). 360 Flip. Picador. p. 192.
- ^ McGrann, Molly (2007-02-17). Exurbia. Picador. p. 300.
- ^ Reviews of 360 Flip:
- Barber, Laura (9 July 2004). "Skating on acid". Times Literary Supplement. p. 21.
- Leith, William (17 July 2004). "Suburb of Lost Souls". Daily Telegraph. p. 10. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008.
- Anderson, Hephzibah (June 27, 2004). "Review: Family fortunes: A crop of debut novelists finds that blood is always thicker than water and far more rewarding". The Observer. ProQuest 250598347
- ^ Reviews of Exurbia:
- Donaldson, Brian. "Molly McGrann". list.co.uk. The List. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- Cook, Elinor (12 February 2007). "The Kids in America". New Statesman. p. 61.
- Hibbert, Katharine. "FICTION-Exurbia-Molly McGrann." The Times Literary Supplement 5423 (2007): 19.
- Leith, William (17 March 2007). "Clouds Break Through the Sun". Daily Telegraph. p. 27.
- Newmarch, Jocelyn (5 April 2007). "Fiction". Mail & Guardian Online. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007.
- Purdon, James (March 2, 2008). "Review: Books: Exurbia, Molly McGrann, Picador £7.99". The Observer. ProQuest 250499452
- ^ Reviews of The Ladies of the House:
- Heathcote, Charlotte (22 March 2015). "Novel approach: The best literary fiction in March". Daily Express.
- "THE LADIES OF THE HOUSE". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: Fairfax Media. May 3, 2015. ProQuest 1677662790
- Blackman, Janie (14 May 2015). "Review: Ladies of the House by Molly McGrann". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
External links
- A Public Space official website