Amanda Coplin Explained

Amanda Coplin is an American novelist. She was born in Wenatchee, Washington, and graduated from the University of Oregon and University of Minnesota.

In 2013 Coplin won a Whiting Writer's Award and was named to the National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35".^{[1] [2]}

The Orchardist

The Orchardist is a 2012 book and Coplin's debut novel and was released through HarperCollins on August 21, 2012.^[3] The work deals with an orchardist that takes in two pregnant teenage sisters that are fleeing an abusive pimp that enslaved them in his brothel.

The Orchardist received praise from NPR, the Denver Post, and The Washington Post.^{[4] [5] [6]} The work went on to win the 2013 American Book Award and Washington State Book Award for Fiction.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amanda Coplin wins $50,000 writing award from Whiting Foundation. 22 October 2013 . The Oregonian. 19 September 2015.
2. Web site: The National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35, 2013. National Book Foundation. 19 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916004342/http://www.nationalbook.org/5under35_2013_coplin.html#.Vf0mMtJVhBc. 16 September 2015. dead.
3. Web site: Amanda Coplin's novel path to success with 'The Orchardist'. 16 March 2013 . 2015-09-18.
4. Web site: A Lyrical Portrait Of Life And Death In The Orchard. NPR.org. 2015-09-18. Jane. Ciabattari.
5. News: "The Orchardist," by Amanda Coplin. The Washington Post. 2012-08-17. 2015-09-18. 0190-8286. en. Wendy. Smith.
6. Web site: Book review: "The Orchardist" by Amanda Coplin a lyrical debut. 31 August 2012 . 2015-09-18.
7. Web site: The Before Columbus Foundation announces the Winners of the Thirty-Fourth Annual AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS. Before Columbus Foundation. 19 September 2015.