Gin Phillips

Author of The Well and the Mine

ABOUT GIN PHILLIPS

Gin Phillips is the author of five novels. Her debut novel, The Well and the Mine, was the winner of the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Since then her work has been sold in 29 countries.

Born in Montgomery, Al., Gin graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in political journalism. She worked as a magazine writer for more than a decade, living in Ireland, New York, and Washington D.C., before eventually moving back to Alabama.  READ FULL BIO

ABOUT FIERCE KINGDOM

The zoo is nearly empty late one afternoon as Joan and her four-year-old son, Lincoln, soak up the last few minutes of the day. They are playing in a sandpit, half-hidden by tall trees, with the shadows and sunlight shifting over the gravel paths as Lincoln’s action figures announce evil plans and secret weapons. It is something close to perfect. So when Joan hears shots crack through the air, it seems foolish to think the distant sounds are anything other than construction work or practice fireworks for a Halloween celebration.  READ MORE

UPCOMING EVENTS

Come see Gin at ThrillerFest 2018 in New York on Saturday, July 14th. She’ll be presenting from 10:30 until 11:20 on a panel about creating suspense.

And mark your calendars for the AJC Decatur Book Festival from August 31-Sept.2. On Sept.1, Gin will be chatting with Joshilyn Jackson, author of Almost Sisters, about motherhood, writing, and anything else that strikes their fancy.

YA NOVELS BY GIN PHILLIPS