Episode 16: Gillian Flynn
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Gillian reads an excerpt from her new book Dark Places, a literary thriller about murder cults, Oklahoma tourist traps, the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s, Missouri strip clubs, redheads and farming.
Gillian Flynn was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and studied journalism at KU and Northwestern, where she earned her master’s… and discovered there was a wonderful place for a movie geek with a journalism degree: Entertainment Weekly magazine.
During her years at EW, Flynn visited the sets of films ranging from The Lord of the Rings to Jackass the Movie (the most awesome set visit ever). Gillian was also the magazine’s TV critic (best all-time show: The Wire).
Flynn’s 2006 debut novel, the literary mystery Sharp Objects, was an Edgar Award finalist and the winner of two Dagger Awards from Britain’s Crime Writers Association. It has been published in more than 20 countries. Movie rights have been sold; Gillian is currently writing the screenplay adaptation.
Gillian lives in Chicago with her husband, Brett Nolan, and a giant black cat named Roy.
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