Profile

B.A., English, University of California, Los Angeles; M.F.A (fiction), Columbia University

Publications

• The Age of Miracles (Random House, 2012)

Walker’s first novel, The Age of Miracles, was named one of the best books of the year by People, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Financial Times, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. It has been translated into 27 languages and optioned for film by River Road Entertainment. Walker’s writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Real Simple, and she gave a TED talk about fear and the imagination at TEDGlobal 2012. She has also worked as an editor at Simon & Schuster, and she is at work on a second novel.

Honors & Awards

• Finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, Second Place: The Age of Miracles (2012)
• Finalist for an Indies Choice Award: The Age of Miracles (2012)
• Finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award: The Age of Miracles (2012)
• Waterstones 11 Pick (UK): The Age of Miracles (2012)
• Richard and Judy Book Club Pick (UK): The Age of Miracles (2013)
• “If All of Rochester Reads the Same Book,” Rochester, New York, 2015 selection: The Age of Miracles
• “A Tale of Three Counties,” Batavia, New York, 2014 selection: The Age of Miracles
• “One City, One Story 2013” selection, Pasadena, California, 2013: The Age of Miracles
• “One Book Brevard” 2013 selection, Brevard County, Florida, 2013: The Age of Miracles
• Freshman Text, 2013, Baruch College (City University of New York): The Age of Miracles
• “One Book, One Community,” Marquette, Michigan, 2013 (Common Read at Northern Michigan University): The Age of Miracles
• Sirenland Fellowship, March 2011: The Age of Miracles
• BOMB 2007 Fiction Contest Winner: “Secuestros”

Author website: http://www.theageofmiraclesbook.com/