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Elizabeth Gilbert


USA flag (b.1969)
Sister of Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Elizabeth Gilbert was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm. From earliest memory, all she ever wanted to do was write. It is quite possibly genetic: Her sister, Catherine Gilbert Murdock, also became a writer, and is today the author of such beloved young adult novels as DAIRY QUEEN and PRINCESS BEN.

Elizabeth Gilbert lives in rural New Jersey with her husband, her garden, and far too many beloved pets. She is at work on a new novel.
 


Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2025

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All the Way to the River
 
Novels
   Stern Men (2000)
   The Signature of All Things (2013)
   City of Girls (2019)
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Collections
   Pilgrims (1997)
   The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert (2010)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Elizabeth Gilbert
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By the Book (2014)
Writers On Literature and the Literary Life
edited by
Pamela Paul
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New Stories from the South, Best of 1997 (1997)
(New Stories from the South)
edited by
Shannon Ravenel

Award nominations
2020 HWA Gold Crown Award (longlist) : City of Girls


Elizabeth Gilbert recommends
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Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library (2025)
(Mrs. Christie, book 1)
Amanda Chapman
"The first in a new series that I know is going to be a delight. Clever, funny, sharp, surprising - Amanda Chapman delivers!"
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Mammoth (2024)
Chris Flynn
"Brilliant, hilarious and curiously moving."
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American Mermaid (2023)
Julia Langbein
"American Mermaid is, like a mermaid herself, a beautiful mix of two things. It is a brilliantly funny and perfectly modern satire, as well as being an elegant exploration of soulfulness, longing and belonging, and the ungovernable wildness of nature herself. I've never read anything quite like it, and I loved it."

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