Katy Simpson Smith

Katy Simpson Smith
Born Jackson, MS
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Bennington College Writing Seminars
Occupation
  • Author

Katy Simpson Smith (born 1985) is an American novelist. She attended public schools in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, before earning a B.A. in History and Film Studies from Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts. After receiving a Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she went to Bennington College Writing Seminars for her M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She currently lives in New Orleans.[1]

Smith's first book, We Have Raised All of You: Motherhood in the South, 1750-1835, a cross-cultural study of motherhood among Southern whites, Indians, and African-Americans in Virginia and the Carolinas, was published in 2013 by Louisiana State University Press. According to the Journal of American History, "Smith has made a valuable contribution to gender and southern studies by effectively complicating and humanizing the concept of motherhood. ... Her text will join the ranks of the few others that tackle this universal and timeless subject."[2][3]

Smith's widely acclaimed first novel, The Story of Land and Sea (HarperCollins, 2014) is set in Beaufort, North Carolina, at the end of the American Revolution. The New York Times wrote that "Smith's spare, rhythmic prose captivates,"[4] and according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Smith has written something wondrous and rare in her coruscating debut novel…In quiet, powerful language, The Story of Land and Sea takes us to a South that has been forgotten, blotted out by the stain of war, and breathes life into early history."[5][6] BBC listed it among the "10 Best New Books to Read," and Huffington Post andVogue Magazine included it as one of their "Best Books of the Year."[7][8][9][10][11]

The Library Journal wrote about her second novel, Free Men (HarperCollins, 2016), "If [The Story of Land and Sea] could be described as a beautiful murmur, this book is a shout, sharply written and more urgent."[12] In his review in The Washington Post, Ron Charles observed, "With this collage of experiences twisted together and soaked in blood, Smith cuts to the bone of our national character."[13][14][15]

Smith's writing has also appeared in The Oxford American, Granta, Literary Hub, Garden & Gun, and Lenny.[16][17][18][19]

Her website is at www.katysimpsonsmith.com.

Books

  • Smith, Katy Simpson. We Have Raised All of You: Motherhood in the South, 1750-1835. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807152249.
  • Smith, Katy Simpson. The Story of Land and Sea: A Novel. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780062335968.
  • Smith, Katy Simpson. Free Men: A Novel. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062407603.

References

  1. ↑ "About". Katy Simpson Smith. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  2. ↑ "LSU Press  :: Books - We Have Raised All of You". lsupress.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Books". Katy Simpson Smith. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  4. ↑ Ciuraru, Carmela (2014-08-27). "Katy Simpson Smith's 'The Story of Land and Sea,' and More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  5. ↑ ""A Harshly Beautiful Tale of Antebellum South"". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Scutts, Joanna; Scutts, Joanna (2014-09-09). "Review: 'The Story of Land and Sea,' by Katy Simpson Smith". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  7. ↑ Ciabattari, Jane. "The 10 best new books to read". Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. ↑ Fallon, Claire (2016-03-07). "Historical Fiction Gets No Respect -- Here's Why It Should". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  9. ↑ Crum, Maddie; Fallon, Claire (2014-12-02). "The Best Books Of 2014". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  10. ↑ O'Grady, Megan. "Katy Simpson Smith's Luminous Novel Is Set to Be the Debut of the Year". Vogue Magazine.
  11. ↑ "The 10 Best Books of 2014". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  12. ↑ "Jo Nesbø Above the Arctic Circle, Irvine Welsh in Edinburgh, & More | Barbara's Fiction Picks, Feb. 2016, Pt. 3". Library Journal Reviews. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  13. ↑ Charles, Ron; Charles, Ron (2016-02-16). "'Free Men' review: A dark mystery, a gruesome crime, a relentless chase". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  14. ↑ "Press". Katy Simpson Smith. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  15. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Free Men by Katy Simpson Smith". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  16. ↑ "On Being A Writer From Jackson". Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  17. ↑ "Who Can Fictionalize Slavery? | Literary Hub". lithub.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  18. ↑ "Motherhood, Writerhood, and Calling a Job a Job | Literary Hub". lithub.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  19. ↑ "The Occasional Ardent Hug". Lenny Letter. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2017-04-20.


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