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Layne Fargo | |
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| Alma mater | Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Period | 2019–present |
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| Spouse | Nathan Miller |
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Layne Fargo is an American author, known for writing feminist novels. She is also the cohost of Unlikeable Female Characters. Her third novel, The Favorites, is set to be adapted into a film produced by Netflix.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Fargo has been writing since she was a child.[2] She completed a theater/English double major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.[3] She met her husband, fellow theater major Nathan Miller, at Indiana University Pennsylvania. She also has a background in theater, women's studies, and library science.[4][5] She has two graduate degrees. She wrote her Master's thesis on neo-burlesque and the female gaze.[6] She previously worked as a dramaturg.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Fargo first tried writing a novel in 2012, for National Novel Writing Month.[7] She called the novel "pretty awful", and it was rejected by over 100 agents. However, she repurposed the protagonist, Kira, for a book that would later become her published debut, Temper.[7]
She became a Pitch Wars mentee in 2017.[2] She became a mentor is 2019, co-mentoring with Halley Sutton.[8]
She likes to write about things that make her angry, such as the patriarchy.[3] She has stated that she is “always trying to push back against patriarchal heteronormative narratives”.[9]
She cohosts a podcast titled Unlikeable Female Characters with Kristen Lepionka and Wendy Heard.[10]
She is the vice president of the Chicagoland Chapter of Sisters in Crime.[3]
A Netflix original film adapting the novel was announced on March 24, 2026.[1] It is set to be produced by Cathy Schulman and written by Kate Gersten.
Fargo is working on a book about a Broadway musical about vampires, which premiered in the 1990s and is now experiencing a revival.[11] It will focus on three women: the lead of the original run who is now producing the revival, the director of the revival, and the lead of the revival.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Fargo lives in Chicago with her husband, therapist Nathan Miller, and their pets.[5][3][12] She is a longtime ice skating enthusiast.[4] She is a feminist.[2] She has chronic pain, and undergoes treatments such as massages, dry needling, and Pilates to manage it.[9] She is bisexual.[13][14]
Bibliography
[edit]- Temper (2019)
- They Never Learn (2020)
- The Widows — series co-written with Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan, and Vanessa Lillie
- Young Rich Widow (2022)
- Desperate Deadly Widows (2024)
- "The Ravages" (2023; short story from In These Hallowed Halls)
- The Favorites (2025)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Grobar, Matt. "Cathy Schulman's Welle Entertainment Developing Layne Fargo's Bestseller 'The Favorites' For Film At Netflix; 'The Last Showgirl's Kate Gersten Scripting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Success Story Interview - Layne Fargo". QueryTracker. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Alumna Fargo Discusses Writing and How IUP Helped to Shape Her Stories". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- 1 2 McElroy, Daryn. "How The Favorites Author Layne Fargo Skated Onto the Bestsellers List". Sweety High. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- 1 2 "Layne Fargo". Penguin Random House Secondary Education. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet Layne Fargo". laynefargo.com. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Palmer, Tracey. "Virtual Book Tour: Layne Fargo, Temper". Dead Darlings. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ Kalb, Deborah. "Q&A with Layne Fargo". deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Fraser, Katie. "Layne Fargo discusses her new novel, which stages Wuthering Heights in the world of elite ice dance". The Bookseller. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Unlikeable Female Characters". Spotify. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Thompson, Avery. "'The Favorites' Author Layne Fargo Breaks Down Kat & Heath's Love Story and Gives Adaptation Update". Swooon. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Layne Fargo on Creative Intuition, Ambition without Misery and Anticipating Doubt". She Writes. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Eckford, Ayman. "Bi Book Club: They Never Learn". bi.org. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ "The Trope of the Bad Bisexual". CrimeReads. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
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