About
MICHELLE RICHMOND is the author of four books of fiction, including the New York Times and international best seller THE YEAR OF FOG, which was one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2007, a Kirkus Reviews top pick for reading groups, a Washington Post A-List selection, and a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book. The film adaptation of The Year of Fog is currently in pre-production with Newmarket Films.
Michelle’s latest novel, NO ONE YOU KNOW, published in 2008, is now available in paperback as a Random House Readers’ Circle selection and will soon be available in six additional languages. Her previous books are DREAM OF THE BLUE ROOM(2003), which explores prejudice and sexuality against the backdrop of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and the award-winning linked story collection THE GIRL IN THE FALL-AWAY DRESS (2001).
The recipient of the 2009 Hillsdale Award for Fiction from the Fellowship of Southern Writers, Michelle has also received fellowships from the Millay Colony, the Saltonstall Foundation, and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Her stories and essays have appeared in Glimmer Train, Playboy, Oxford American, The Believer, Salon, The Kenyon Review, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere. Her website is www.michellerichmond.com.
Michelle also writes a blog for the San Francisco Chronicle. Visit her other blog here.