Marshall Thornton Explained

Marshall Thornton is an American writer of gay and lesbian mysteries best known for his Boystown series. He's won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery thrice and has been a finalist for the award six times. He's also been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance twice and placed second for the Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy in 2016.

Biography

Thornton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1] then lived in the Adirondack Mountains as a teenager.[2] He lived in Chicago for seven years before moving to Los Angeles, where he lived for nearly three decades. He now lives in Northern Lower Michigan.

He received a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Awards

YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2012Three Nick Nowak MysteriesLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist[3]
2014Murder BookLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist[4]
2015From the AshesLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist[5]
2016BloodlinesLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinner[6] [7]
FemmeRainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy Second
2017Lambda Literary Award for Gay RomanceFinalist[8]
2018Gifts GivenLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist[9]
Night DropLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinner[10] [11]
2019Heart’s DesireLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist[12]
Late Fees: A Pinx Video MysteryLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinner[13]
2020Code Name: LibertyLambda Literary Award for Gay RomanceFinalist[14] [15]
RewindLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist

Publications

Boystown series

The following books are listed in story order, not publishing order:

The Perils of Praline series

Jan Birch Mysteries series

Femme series

A Pinx Video Mystery series

The Wyandot County Mysteries series

Dom Reilly Mysteries series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marshall Thornton . 2022-02-27 . Goodreads.
  2. Web site: 2019-11-21 . Marshall Thornton on Celebrating Boystown's Tenth Anniversary . 2022-02-28 . Lambda Literary . en.
  3. Lee . Stephan . 2012-03-20 . 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists announced . 2022-01-17 . Entertainment Weekly . en.
  4. Web site: 2014-06-03 . Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced . 2022-01-14 . Lambda Literary . en.
  5. Web site: Bennett . Karma . 2015-06-04 . Lambda Literary Award 2015 Winners Announced . 2022-01-14 . Alibris.
  6. Web site: Johns . Merryn . 2016-07-05 . 2016 LAMMYS A Huge Success . 2022-01-11 . CURVE . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2016-06-07 . 28th Annual Lammy Award Winners Announced . 2022-01-11 . Lambda Literary . en.
  8. Web site: 2017-03-14 . 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced . 2022-02-28 . Lambda Literary . en.
  9. Web site: Boureau . Ella . 2018-03-06 . 30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced . 2022-01-14 . Lambda Literary . en.
  10. Web site: Froemming-Carter . Rah . 2018-06-05 . 2018 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced . 2022-01-11 . BOOK RIOT . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2018-06-05 . 30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced . 2022-01-11 . Lambda Literary . en.
  12. Web site: 2019-03-07 . 31st Annual Lammy Finalists . 2022-01-11 . Lambda Literary . en.
  13. Web site: 2019-06-04 . 31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced . 2022-01-14 . Lambda Literary . en.
  14. Web site: Yee . Katie . 2020-03-10 . Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards! . 2022-01-11 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  15. Web site: Hart . Michelle . 2020-03-10 . Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards . 2022-01-11 . Oprah Daily . en-US.

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