Megan Abbott

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Megan Abbott is an award-winning author of noir fiction including Queenpin and Bury Me Deep (nominated for the 2010 Edgar Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize). Her most recent novel, The End of Everything, was a 2011 Richard and Judy selection. Born in the Detroit area, she now lives in Queens, New York City.

14th December: Megan Abbott's cultural extravaganza

Posted By Rosanna Boscawen on Friday 14th Dec 2012

Megan Abbott's new novel Dare Me portrays the world of cheerleading as something much darker than you might expect. Here, she picks her favourite books, albums and films.

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Cheer: a short story by Megan Abbott

Posted By Rosanna Boscawen on Friday 18th May 2012

This is a brilliantly dark short story from Megan Abbott - actually, it's the story that Dare Me is based on. Have a read and let us know what you think on Twitter. We're @picadorbooks

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Megan Abbott's Dare Me: The Fan Squad

Posted By Sophie Jonathan on Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Megan Abbott’s Dare Me has added a whole cheerleading squad to her already impressive group of fans. Responses to Dare Me have been fantastic, from psychological thriller writers to the more literary, everyone is falling for Megan’s electric story telling…

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