Michelle Huneven
2012 and 2025 Author
Michelle Huneven received an M.F.A. at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and her first published story won a G.E. Younger Writers Award and was republished in Harper’s Magazine. She is known for five enthralling novels, including Round Rock, Jamesland, Blame, Off Course, and Search. Her books have been New York Times Notable Books and finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Kirkus Reviews calls her soon to be released novel, Bug Hollow, “A deeply satisfying novel, Huneven’s best work to date.” She is the recipient of a Whiting Award for Fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a James Beard Award, and a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Michelle is also an award-winning restaurant critic and food writer for the LA Times and the LA Weekly and has also written journalism for the New York Times, Gourmet, O and many other periodicals. She currently lives with her husband in Altadena, where she was born and raised.
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