CHICAGO — Margot Douaihy reached Chicago’s Lincoln Park in a roundabout way. She grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She came from a religious family and a long line of clergy. She went to Catholic school, but as she got older, Douaihy felt distanced from the church. She was queer and in the closet. She moved to Massachusetts and became a poet.
Pull Quote "My biggest interest is the voice of the writer, off-kilter books that might not find a hand in publishing now, which is much more particular about first-time writers than it was when I was a first-time writer." — Gillian Flynn on becoming a publisher
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“Scorched Grace,” by Margot Douaihy
Gillian Flynn Books
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Gillian Flynn’s fans are eagerly waiting for her next “Gone Girl” book, which sold 20 million copies.
Crown Publishing Group
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Ben Affleck in a scene from “Gone Girl.” The 20th Century Fox thriller, which stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. The book on which the film was based was written by Gillian Flynn.
AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Merrick Morton
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