Maggie Shipstead

Maggie Shipstead is an American novelist. She is the author of Seating Arrangements (2012) and Astonish Me (2014).[2][3][4] Seating Arrangements won the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction in 2012.[5] Her third novel, Great Circle, was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize[6][7] and for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction.[8] It is about a fearless female aviator and the actress who portrays her on screen decades later as their lives intersect. Shipstead also spends much of her time traveling the world and is a frequent contributor to magazines including Condé Nast Traveler and Departures. A collection of short stories is expected in the summer of 2022.[9]

Maggie Shipstead
Born1983 (age 38–39)
Mission Viejo, California[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University (B.A.)
University of Iowa (M.F.A.)
OccupationNovelist
Notable work
Seating Arrangements, Astonish Me
Websitewww.maggieshipstead.com

She grew up in Mission Viejo, California,[5] and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[10]

Bibliography
  • — (2012). Seating Arrangements. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-59946-9. LCCN 2012005049. OCLC 754714005.
  • — (2014). Astonish Me. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-96290-4. LCCN 2013026781. OCLC 854285679.
  • — (2021). Great Circle. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-525-65697-5. LCCN 2020021074. OCLC 1154075263.[10]

References
  1. Schelden, Peter (November 20, 2013). "Mission Viejo's Maggie Shipstead Announces New Novel". Mission Viejo Patch. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. Landis, Dylan (22 June 2012). "Members of the Wedding". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. McDonald, Jennifer B. (July 11, 2014). "Out of Step". Sunday Book Review. The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. Charles, Ron (April 15, 2014). "Maggie Shipstead's 'Astonish Me,' reviewed by Ron Charles". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. Brown, Helen (May 20, 2014). "Maggie Shipstead: 'I'm a very competitive person'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. Flood, Alison (September 14, 2021). "Nadifa Mohamed is sole British writer to make Booker prize shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. "Great Circle | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  8. "'Sorrow and Bliss' shortlisted for 2022 Women's Prize". Books+Publishing. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  9. "Maggie Shipstead Q&A | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  10. July 01, Harvardwood 14715HC on; 2019. "July 2019 | Maggie Shipstead AB '05". Harvardwood. Retrieved 2020-02-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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