Megan Miranda Explained

Megan Miranda
Occupation:Author
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Genre:Mystery fiction
Spouse:Luis Miranda
Children:2

Megan Miranda is an American author of mystery and suspense novels for young adult and adult readers. Her novels All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest were both New York Times bestsellers and Reese's Book Club Picks.[1] [2]

Career

Miranda earned a degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002 and worked in the field of biotechnology before becoming a high school science teacher.[3] [4] [5]

In 2012, Miranda published her first novel, Fracture, about a teenager who awakens from a coma after a near-death experience and finds herself able to predict people's deaths.[6] [7] She has since published more than a dozen other novels, including the New York Times bestsellers All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest.[8]

All the Missing Girls was Miranda's first novel for adults.

Miranda reportedly uses spreadsheets to plan the plots of her novels.

Private life

Growing up, Miranda lived in New Jersey[9] and spent time at her grandparents' house in the Poconos.

Miranda lived in Davidson, North Carolina as of July 2023. She has two children and is married to Luis Miranda.

Bibliography

Several of Miranda's adult novels, including All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest, were published by Simon and Schuster.[9] Several of her young adult novels were published by Penguin Random House[10] and Bloomsbury Publishing.[11]

Young adult

Adult

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Writers Series: Megan Miranda and Emily Henry . 2023-04-05 . Interlochen Public Radio . en.
  2. Web site: A scientific approach to writing fiction . 2023-04-04 . MIT News . Massachusetts Institute of Technology . en.
  3. Web site: The Plot Twist of M.I.T. Science Grad-Turned-Mystery Writer Megan Miranda . 2023-04-04 . northernexpress.com.
  4. Web site: Nadworny . Elissa . July 31, 2022 . How do you write a captivating thriller? This author found clues in the woods . April 4, 2023 . NPR.
  5. Web site: Lambert . Pam . A Double Disappearing Act: PW Talks with Megan Miranda . 2023-04-05 . Publishers Weekly . en.
  6. News: Megan Miranda's 'Fracture': Compelling thriller and romance is life-affirming . en-US . The Washington Post . 2023-04-05 . 0190-8286.
  7. Web site: Fracture by Megan Miranda . 2023-04-05 . Publishers Weekly.
  8. Web site: Books by Megan Miranda and Complete Book Reviews . 2023-04-05 . Publishers Weekly . en.
  9. Web site: Megan Miranda . 2023-04-05 . Simon & Schuster . en.
  10. Web site: Megan Miranda . Penguin Random House . 2023-04-05 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Megan Miranda . Bloomsbury Publishing . 2023-04-05 . en.
  12. News: Megan Miranda's 'Fracture': Compelling thriller and romance is life-affirming . . April 5, 2023.
  13. Book: THE SAFEST LIES . Kirkus Reviews . en.
  14. Book: FRAGMENTS OF THE LOST . Kirkus Reviews . en.
  15. Book: THE PERFECT STRANGER . Kirkus Reviews . en.
  16. Web site: 2022-07-26 . Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension . 2023-04-05 . CrimeReads . en-US.

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