Edan Lepucki | |
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 Lepucki at the 2014 Texas Book Festival | |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College Iowa Writers' Workshop |
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Edan Lepucki is an American novelist notable for her debut novel, California, which rose to prominence as a result of a public dispute between comedian Stephen Colbert and online publisher Amazon.[1]
Early life[edit]
Edan Lepucki grew up in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Oberlin College and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.[1] She taught at California Institute of Technology.[2]
Career[edit]
Lepucki's debut novel, California, rose to prominence as a result of a public dispute between comedian Stephen Colbert and online publisher Amazon,[1] which arose when Colbert urged his viewers on two successive nights of his talk show to pre-order copies of the novel from his own publisher, the Hachette Book Group.
The novel was subsequently reviewed by national newspapers including The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The New York Times[1] the Los Angeles Times, and others.[3] The New York Times suggested Lepucki had, in effect, "won the literary Lotto".[1] The San Jose Mercury News described Lepucki as a "terrific writer."[4] According to one report, Lepucki signed 10,000 copies of her novel over the span of three days.[5]
Lepucki is an instructor with the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.[6] Her fiction has appeared in McSweeney's, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Narrative Magazine, Meridian and elsewhere.[6] Her reviews appeared in New York Times Book Review.
Works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Woman No. 17 Crown/Archetype
- California, Hachette Publishers
- If You're Not Yet Like Me. Nouvella. 2014. ISBN 978-0-9913141-0-2.
- Lepucki, Edan (2023-08-01). Time's Mouth. Berkeley: Catapult. ISBN 978-1-64009-572-4. [7][8]
Essays[edit]
- "Naked and Unafraid and Totally In Public". elle.com. May 2, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Barnes, Brooks (2 July 2014). "Winner in the Amazon War". The New York Times.
- ^ "Gravitational Field Pulls the Characters in Edan Lepucki's Novels to Los Angeles (It's a Metaphor!)". California Institute of Technology. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Young, Jessica (28 May 2014). "2014 Summer Guide: Beach Reads". Orlando Weekly.
- ^ Georgia Rowe, 07/21/2014, San Jose Mercury News, Books by the Bay: Edan Lepucki's 'California' deserves its Stephen Colbert 'bump', Accessed July 22, 2014, "'California' deftly weaves the terrifying strands of what we already know with what we can only imagine"
- ^ Stone, Madeline (10 July 2014). "The Awesome Story Of How Stephen Colbert Helped A Debut Author Win Against Amazon". Business Insider Australia.
- ^ a b Edan Lepucki, Accessed July 22, 2014
- ^ Ages |, Alyssa. "Edan Lepucki's New Novel Relives Memories (Somewhat Literally)". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Edan Lepucki's Daughter Inspired the Mystical Story at the Heart of 'Time's Mouth'". Shondaland. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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