Katherine Marsh (born November 11, 1974) is a writer of children's literature, most notably ''
The Night Tourist'' and ''Nowhere Boy''. She is also an editor of nonfiction articles and books.
Life
She was a high school teacher before moving to
New York City, where she began writing for magazines such as ''
Rolling Stone'' and ''
Good Housekeeping''. Some of her nonfiction stories about her home state of New York have appeared in ''
The New York Times''. She is now the managing editor of ''
The New Republic'' Magazine, where she specializes in politics and culture. She now lives in
Washington, DC. She is the author of ''The Night Tourist'', winner of the 2008
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...
for Best
Juvenile
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*Juvenile status, or minor (law), prior to adulthood
*Juvenile (organism)
*Juvenile (rapper) (born 1975), American rapper
* ''Juvenile'' (2000 film), Japanese film
* ''Juvenile'' (2017 film)
*Juvenile (greyhounds), a greyho ...
Mystery, and its sequel, ''The Twilight Prisoner'', which are both set in New York City.
Books
*''
The Night Tourist'' (2007)
*''The Twilight Prisoner'' (2009)
*''Jepp, Who Defied the Stars'' (2012)
*''The Door by the Staircase'' (2016)
*''Nowhere Boy'' (2018)
*''Medusa'' (2024)
References
External links
HomepagePublisher's website
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1974 births
American children's writers
Living people
American women journalists
American women children's writers
Edgar Award winners
21st-century American women