Karen Thompson Walker Explained

Karen Thompson Walker is an American novelist. Her first book, The Age of Miracles, was published in 2012.^[2] Walker's second novel, The Dreamers was published in 2019.^[3] Walker has been featured in Jezebel,^[3] Electric Literature,^[4] Publishers Weekly,^[5] National Public Radio,^[6] The Washington Post,^[7] The Guardian,^[8] and more.

Biography

Karen Thompson Walker was born in San Diego, California. She earned her degrees in English language and creative writing from the University of California, Los Angeles. While in college, Walker wrote for the Daily Bruin. After completing her undergraduate degree, Walker worked as a journalist for a newspaper in San Diego. She completed her master's degree at Columbia University.^[1]

After graduating from Columbia, Walker lived with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] She worked as an editor at Simon & Schuster. Today, she lives in Oregon and is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon in the Creative Writing Department.^{[5] [9] [10]}

Awards and honors

Walker was awarded the Bomb "best fiction" prize. In 2011, she was awarded a Sirenland Fellowship.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thursday, May 31, 2012: Maximum Shelf: Age of Miracles . Shelf Awareness . 17 September 2019.
2. News: Kakutani. Michiko. 2012-06-18. Normalcy Grinds to a Halt. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-08-26. 0362-4331.
3. Web site: Juzwiak . Rich . Karen Thompson Walker's The Dreamers Is 2019's First Must-Read Novel . Jezebel . 17 September 2019.
4. Web site: Vitcavage . Adam . Karen Thompson Walker Turns Sleep Into an Infectious Illness . Electric Lit . 25 January 2019 . 17 September 2019.
5. Web site: Chenoweth . Emily . Karen Thompson Walker Sees the Possibility of the Impossible . Publishers Weekly . 17 September 2019.
6. Web site: Karen Thompson Walker . NPR . 17 September 2019 . en.
7. News: McClear . Sheila . Dreams are dangerous — and contagious — in Karen Thompson Walker's apocalyptic thriller . Washington Post . 17 September 2019 . en.
8. Web site: Beckerman . Hannah . The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker review – a big sleep in small-town America . The Guardian . 17 February 2019 . 17 September 2019.
9. Web site: Karen Thompson Walker Bio. 2020-08-26. Literary Arts. en-US.
10. Web site: Interview with Karen Thompson Walker – Wordcrafters in Eugene. 25 June 2019 . 2020-08-26. en-US.