Rufi Thorpe
American novelist (born 1985)
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Rufi Thorpe (born 1985)[1] is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. Her books have been long listed or finalists for several literary awards including the International Dylan Thomas Prize, PEN/Faulkner Award, and Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. Her novel Margo's Got Money Troubles was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and was adapted for television.
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| Rufi Thorpe | |
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Thorpe in 2025 | |
| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) Dallas, Texas, US |
| Area | Writer |
Notable works | Margo's Got Money Troubles |
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Life and education
Thorpe was born in Dallas, but grew up in Southern California starting at 6 years-old where she was raised by a single mother.[2] She attended Phillips Exeter Academy for high school, but left high school early to attend Eugene Lang College in New York where she studied philosophy and literature, graduating in 2006.[3][4] She was a Henry Hoyns Fellow at the University of Virginia where she received a Master of Fine Arts in 2009.[5][6] She lives in California with her husband and two sons.[7]
Writing career and bibliography
Thorpe is the author of four novels and has written for magazines, newspapers and online publications such as the New York Times, Vela, Poets & Writers and Literary Hub.[8][9][10][11]
Her first novel, The Girls from Corona del Mar, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2014, was long listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize.[3]
Thorpe's next novel, Dear Fang, with Love, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2016, was given a starred review by Publishers Weekly, and was said by Kirkus Reviews to be, "Melancholic and whimsical at once, Thorpe's novel is bumpy, quirky, and wholly original."[12][13]
Knockout Queen, Alfred A. Knopf (New York, NY), 2020, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award.[14]
Thorpe's book Margo's Got Money Troubles, William Morrow (New York, NY), June 11, 2024, has been adapted into a television series on Apple TV.[15] Accolades include:
- Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize[16]
- Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards[17]
- Finalist for the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award[18]
- Winner of the Libby Award for Best Book Club Book[19]
- Book of the Month Club Pick[20]
- LibraryReads Pick[21]
- Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2024[22]