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Revision as of 15:25, 21 February 2017
Brunonia Barry (1950 in Salem, Massachusetts) is the author of The Lace Reader and The map of true places.[1] Her third novel, The Fifth Petal: a novel, was published on January 24, 2017.[2][3] Barry, with husband Gary Ward, founded SmartGames, a game and puzzle software company.[1]
Biography
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1950, Barry went to Green Mountain College in Vermont and to the University of New Hampshire.[1] After years of trying to become a screen writer, she turned to novel writing.[4] In 2006, after writing it for six years, she and Ward self-published The Lace Reader. Eventually the rights were sold to William Morrow for over 2 million dollars.[1][5] Her second book, The Map of True Places, was published in 2010.[1] She currently lives in Salem, Massachusetts.[4]
Selected bibliography
- The Lace Reader, William Morrow, 2006
- The map of true places, William Morrow, 2010
- The Fifth Petal: a novel, Crown, 2017
Awards
- The International Women's Fiction Festival's Baccante Award[6]
- Ragdale Artists' Colony's Strnad Fellowship[6]
- New England Book Festival's award for Best Fiction[6]
- Amazon's Best of the Month[6]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2011. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "BEA 2016: Brunonia Barry: Salem Still Has Witches". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ a b Blake, Mary. "The Book Inside You: How Do You Start?". Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "Self-Published 'Lace Reader' Began As a Dream". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ a b c d "Brunonia Barry | The Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.