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'''Brunonia Barry''' (1950 in [[Salem, Massachusetts]]) is the author of ''[[The Lace Reader]]'' and ''[[The Map of True Places]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/H1000190417/BIC1|title=Contemporary Authors Online|last=|first=|date=2011|website=Biography in Context|publisher=Gale|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> Her third novel, ''[[The Fifth Petal: a novel]]'', was published on January 24, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/70253-bea-2016-brunonia-barry-salem-still-has-witches.html|title=BEA 2016: Brunonia Barry: Salem Still Has Witches|newspaper=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533640/the-fifth-petal-by-brunonia-barry/9781101905609/|title=The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com}}</ref> Barry, with husband Gary Ward, founded SmartGames, a game and puzzle software company.<ref name=":0" /> |
'''Brunonia Barry''' (1950 in [[Salem, Massachusetts]]) is the author of ''[[The Lace Reader]]'' and ''[[The Map of True Places]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/H1000190417/BIC1|title=Contemporary Authors Online|last=|first=|date=2011|website=Biography in Context|publisher=Gale|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> Her third novel, ''[[The Fifth Petal: a novel]]'', was published on January 24, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/70253-bea-2016-brunonia-barry-salem-still-has-witches.html|title=BEA 2016: Brunonia Barry: Salem Still Has Witches|newspaper=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533640/the-fifth-petal-by-brunonia-barry/9781101905609/|title=The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com}}</ref> Barry, with husband Gary Ward, founded SmartGames, a game and puzzle software company.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 19:14, 17 May 2019
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, Sandra Brunonia Barry grew up in neighboring Marblehead.[4] She went to Green Mountain College in Vermont and to the University of New Hampshire.[1] After a few years of trying to live on option money as a screen writer, she turned to computers, working for several years in the sales and marketing division of Lotus Development Corp.[5] 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][6] Her second book, The Map of True Places, was published in 2010.[1] She currently lives in Salem, Massachusetts.[5]
In 2017 she worked with the North Shore YMCA to co-write a play about opioid use in the region.[7]
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[8]
- Ragdale Artists' Colony's Strnad Fellowship[8]
- New England Book Festival's award for Best Fiction[8]
- Amazon's Best of the Month[8]
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.
- ^ Reines, Mary. "Local authors share their books, inspirations and writing tips at Marblehead Arts Association". Marblehead Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Local Writers Create Play For Schools Using True Stories Of Teens Struggling With Addiction". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ a b c d "Brunonia Barry | The Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
