Katherine Faw (born July 17, 1983), formerly Katherine Faw Morris, is an American writer. Young God, her debut novel, was long-listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and named a best book of the year by The Times Literary Supplement, the Houston Chronicle, and BuzzFeed.
In The Guardian, Eimear McBride wrote Young God was "likely to leave even the sturdiest stunned." Elle called it "seductive … Reading Young God is like having a bottle rocket go off in your hands." Faw was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Books
- Young God. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2014. ISBN 9780374534233.
- Ultraluminous. MCD Books. 2017. ISBN 9780374279660.
References
- "Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Longlist 2014 (27 books)". Goodreads.
- "The best books of 2014". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "The 24 Best Fiction Books Of 2014". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- McBride, Eimear (July 16, 2014). "Eimear McBride on Young God by Katherine Faw Morris". The Guardian.
- "Katherine Faw Morris's 'Young God' Is a Pure Adrenaline Rush". Elle. May 18, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "With her first novel, Wilkes County native Katherine Faw Morris turns to home". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "'All 13-Year-Olds Are Feral Creatures': An Interview with Author Katherine Faw Morris". Vice. June 30, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Katherine Faw at Goodreads
- Profile on Granta
- Profile at MCD Books
- Video on Poets & Writers
- Interview about Ultraluminous between Katherine Faw Morris and Elizabeth Ellen for Hobar Pulp
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