Irene Latham
Irene Latham | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Hewitt-Trussville High School University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alabama |
| Genre | Fiction |
Irene Latham is an American author who writes books for children. Latham traveled worldwide with her family before settling in Alabama, in 1984. She is a graduate of Hewitt-Trussville High School and earned degrees in social work from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She is represented by Stimola Literary Studio.[1]
Bibliography[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Leaving Gee's Bend. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 2010. ISBN 978-1-101-17152-3.
- Don't Feed the Boy. New York: Roaring Brook Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-59643-755-5. Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin.[2]
- African Town
Picture books[edit]
- Latham, Irene (2014). Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole. Lerner Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4677-1232-3.
- When the Sun Shines on Antarctica: And Other Poems about the Frozen Continent. Millbrook Press. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4677-5216-9.
- Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship. Millbrook Press. 2017. ISBN 9781512404425.
- Fresh Delicious: Poems from the Farmers' Market. Boyds Mills Press. 2016. ISBN 9781629791036.
- Love, Agnes: Postcards from an Octopus. Millbrook Press. 2018. ISBN 9781512439939. Illustrated by Thea Baker
- Meet Miss Fancy. Putnam. 2019. ISBN 9780399546686.
- Shamsi-Basha, Karim; Latham, Irene (2020). The Cat Man of Aleppo. Penguin. ISBN 9781984813787.
References[edit]
- ^ "Stimola". www.stimolaliterarystudio.com.
- ^ Martin, Anne Marie (30 January 2013). "Birmingham author Irene Latham's love of zoos inspired children's book 'Don't Feed the Boy'". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
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Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- Writers from Birmingham, Alabama
- People from Covington, Georgia
- University of Alabama alumni
- University of Alabama at Birmingham alumni
- Poets from Alabama
- Poets from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American women poets
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century American poets
- Novelists from Alabama
- Novelists from Georgia (U.S. state)