Whitney Gaskell

Whitney Gaskell
Born1972 (age 53–54)
DeWitt, New York
EducationJamesville-DeWitt High School
Syracuse University (BA)
Tulane University Law School
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
Pen namePiper Banks ("Geek High" series)
Margot Hunt (thrillers)
Period2003–present
Genreswomen’s fiction, youg adult, thrillers
Websitemargothunt.com

Whitney Gaskell (born 1972) is an American author who writes under her own name as well as several pseudonyms. She published her first novel, Pushing 30, in 2003. She has written women's fiction (under her own name), a young adult series (as Piper Banks), and, most recently, thrillers (as Margot Hunt).

Biography

Whitney Gaskell was born on February 8, 1972,[citation needed] in DeWitt, New York. She attended Jamesville-DeWitt High School, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1994. She then attended Tulane Law School, where she was a member of the Tulane Law Review. She served for two years as a law clerk to Paul Womack of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and practiced briefly as a litigator before publishing her first novel, Pushing 30, in 2003.

Gaskell is represented by the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency.

Gaskell has also written the Geek High series of young adult novels, published by Penguin Books, writing as Piper Banks. Since 2018 she has written thrillers under the pen name Margot Hunt.

Gaskell lives in South Florida.

Selected works

As Whitney Gaskell

As Piper Banks

As Margot Hunt

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ryan, Laura T. (7 November 2004). "Finding Herself: Novelist knew she wasn't cut out for law career". The Post-Standard. p. 144.
  2. 1 2 Sampson, Hannah (21 October 2003). "Novelist's debut light and sweet". The Miami Herald. p. 65.
  3. ↑ MacDonald, Jay (24 February 2008). "New genre, new pen name". News-Press. p. 150.
  4. ↑ "Critically-acclaimed author Margot Hunt signs two-book deal with Mira Books" (Press release). Harlequin. 6 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 Kenny, Megan (5 November 2006). "Stuart author's new book explores law school, New Orleans". Indian River Press Journal. p. 61.
  6. ↑ "PUSHING 30". Kirkus Reviews. 15 August 2003.
  7. ↑ "PUSHING 30 by Whitney Gaskell". Publishers Weekly. 25 August 2003.
  8. ↑ Block, Sheri (11 September 2004). "Gaskell's True Love falls flat after first hot novel". Calgary Herald. p. 96.
  9. ↑ "She, Myself & I by Whitney Gaskell". Publishers Weekly. 26 September 2005.
  10. ↑ "Mommy Tracked by Whitney Gaskell". Publishers Weekly. 27 August 2007.
  11. ↑ "Good Luck by Whitney Gaskell". Publishers Weekly. 11 August 2008.
  12. ↑ "When You Least Expect It". Booklist. 1 June 2010.
  13. ↑ "Table for Seven". Kirkus Reviews. 15 February 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Geek High". Penguin Random House.
  15. ↑ "Best Friends Forever". Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 2017.
  16. ↑ "For Better and Worse". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "Lovely Girls". Kirkus Reviews. 1 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "The Guests". Kirkus Reviews. 15 November 2023.

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