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Lin Thompson

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Author Bio

Lin Thompson (they/them) is a former children's librarian, a Lambda Literary Fellow, and the author of two books for middle-grade readers: The Best Liars in Riverview (Little, Brown, 2022), which was a JLG Gold Standard selection and appeared on the 2023 ALA Rainbow List, and The House That Whispers (Little, Brown, 2023), also a JLG Gold Standard selection. Lin grew up playing pretend games in the backyard and basement of their home in Kentucky. Now they get to write pretend stories in the backyard and basement of their home in Des Moines, IA, where they live with their wife and cat.

Photo of the author, a white queer person with short hair standing in a leafy field.

Photo credit: Katherine Ouellette

Reprint of photo permitted for publicity purposes.


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Cover for THE HOUSE THAT WHISPERS

February 2023


Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Art by Celia Krampien

Design by Karina Granda


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Cover for THE BEST LIARS IN RIVERVIEW

March 2022


Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Art by Celia Krampien

Design by Karina Granda


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Interviews & ESSAYS

WBUR (March 8, 2022)

From librarian to author, Lin Thompson explores gender identity in debut novel

We Need Diverse Books (March 9, 2022)

Q&A With Lin Thompson, The Best Liars In Riverview

YA Books Central (March 11, 2022)

Author Chat with Lin Thompson (The Best Liars in Riverview)

Booktopia (May 12, 2022)

Ten Terrifying Questions with Lin Thompson

Geeks Out (July 6, 2022)

Interview with Author Lin Thompson

Author Essay, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Lin Thompson on The Best Liars in Riverview

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