Biographical & Career Information

-“Gillian Flynn.” Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gillian-Flynn.

-“Gillian Flynn – Author Page.” Penguin Random House, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/70462/gillian-flynn/.

-“Gillian Flynn.” Official Website, https://gillian-flynn.com/.

Major Works & Publication Details

-“Sharp Objects.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Objects.

-“Dark Places.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Places_(Flynn_novel).

-“Gone Girl.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_Girl_(novel).

-“The Grownup.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grownup.

Scholarship, Themes, & Literary Analysis

-The Atlantic. “How Gone Girl Redefined the Psychological Thriller.” https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/how-gone-girl-redefined-the-psychological-thriller/381013/.

-Los Angeles Review of Books. “Domestic Noir.” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/domestic-noir/.

-Vox. “The ‘Cool Girl’ Trope, Explained.” https://www.vox.com/2018/10/1/17911382/cool-girl-explained-gone-girl.

-The Guardian. “Gillian Flynn: Profile & Interview.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/21/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-sharp-objects-profile.

-The New York Times. “Gone Girl: Book Review.” https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/books/review/gone-girl-by-gillian-flynn.html.

Adaptations & Media

-IMDb. “Sharp Objects – Awards.” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649356/awards/.

Resources

-Gillian Flynn – Official Website  

  https://gillian-flynn.com  

-Penguin Random House – Author Page  

  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/70462/gillian-flynn/  

-Encyclopedia Britannica – Gillian Flynn  

  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gillian-Flynn  

 

Interviews, Commentary & Articles

-The Guardian – Gillian Flynn Profile & Interview  

  https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/21/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-sharp-objects-profile  

-TIME Magazine – Interview with Gillian Flynn (*Gone Girl* and the “Cool Girl” idea)  

  https://time.com/3471529/gillian-flynn-gone-girl-interview/  

-NPR – Gillian Flynn Interviews & Features  

  https://www.npr.org/tags/137266651/gillian-flynn  

 

Adaptations & Media

-Gillian Flynn – Film & TV Credits (IMDb)  

  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2676147/  

-HBO – Sharp Objects Series Page  

  https://www.hbo.com/sharp-objects  

-Gone Girl (Film) – Official Movie Info  

  https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/gone-girl  

 

Scholarly & Critical Analysis

-Los Angeles Review of Books – “Domestic Noir”  

  (On the thriller subgenre Flynn helped popularize)  

 https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/domestic-noir/  

-The Atlantic – How Gone Girl Redefined the Psychological Thriller  

  https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/how-gone-girl-redefined-the-psychological-thriller/381013/ 

-Vox – The “Cool Girl” Trope Explained  

  https://www.vox.com/2018/10/1/17911382/cool-girl-explained-gone-girl  

 

Study Guides, Themes & Reader Discussions

-LitCharts – Study Guides for Gillian Flynn’s Novels  

  (Search for titles like “Gone Girl,” “Sharp Objects,” or “Dark Places”)  

  https://www.litcharts.com  

-Goodreads – Gillian Flynn Author Page  

  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2383.Gillian_Flynn  

-Book Analysis – Gone Girl: Themes, Characters, and Summary  

  https://bookanalysis.com/gillian-flynn/gone-girl/