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Kate Atkinson


UK flag (b.1951)

Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award.

She is the author of a collection of short stories, Not the End of the World, and of the critically acclaimed novels Human Croquet, Emotionally Weird, Case Histories, and One Good Turn.

Case Histories introduced her readers to Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, and won the Saltire Book of the Year Award and the Prix Westminster.
 

Genres: Mystery, Historical, Literary Fiction, Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Jackson Brodie
   1. Case Histories (2004)
   2. One Good Turn (2006)
   3. When Will There Be Good News (2008)
   4. Started Early, Took My Dog (2010)
   5. Big Sky (2019)
   6. Death at the Sign of the Rook (2024)
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Todd Family
   1. Life After Life (2013)
   2. A God in Ruins (2015)
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Novels
   Behind the Scenes at the Museum (1995)
   Human Croquet (1997)
   Emotionally Weird (2000)
   Transcription (2018)
   Shrines of Gaiety (2022)
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Collections
   Not the End of the World (2002)
   Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) (with others)
   Crimespotting (2009) (with others)
   Festive Spirits (2019)
   Normal Rules Don't Apply (2023)
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Series contributed to
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Kate Atkinson recommends
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The Rose Villa (2022)
Leah Fleming
"A born storyteller."
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The Thursday Murder Club (2020)
(Thursday Murder Club, book 1)
Richard Osman
"A little beacon of pleasure...SUCH FUN!"
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Rodham (2020)
Curtis Sittenfeld
"Startlingly good . . . Sittenfeld is one of my favorite writers."

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Anthologies containing stories by Kate Atkinson
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Dear NHS (2020)
100 Stories to Say Thank You
edited by
Adam Kay
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Ghost (2015)
100 Stories to Read with the Lights On
edited by
Louise Welsh
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The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 8 (2011)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

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Awards
Whitbread Prize Best First Novel winner (1995) : Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Whitbread Prize Best Novel nominee (2004) : Case Histories
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2005) : Case Histories
Saltire Literary Awards Best Book winner (2005) : Case Histories
BCA Crime Thriller of the Year Best Novel nominee (2007) : One Good Turn
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2009) : When Will There Be Good News
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2013) : Life After Life
Costa Book Awards Best Novel winner (2013) : Life After Life
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2013) : Life After Life
Walter Scott Prize Best Historical Novel nominee (2014) : Life After Life
Costa Book Awards Best Novel winner (2015) : A God in Ruins


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