Kate Fagan is an Emmy award-winning journalist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run, which was longlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award. She currently works for Meadowlark Media and writes for Sports Illustrated, and previously spent seven years as a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her wife, Kathryn Budig, and their two dogs.
"the must-read book of 2017 for runners or competitive athletes of
all kinds...thoroughly researched, written with
sensitivity"--Sinead Mulhern, Canadian Running
"A compassionate and frank look at depression and the social
pressure faced by many college students as seen through the eyes of
one young woman."--Kirkus
"A poignant study of the converging pressures of mental illness,
college athletics and social media."--Carlos Lozada, Washington
Post
"A provocative and thoughtful look at a student-athlete suicide
that rocked the nation--but didn't, until now, actually help inform
the nation. A labor of love and prevention by Kate Fagan, and
Maddy's family and friends." --Stephen Fried, best-selling author
of Thing of Beauty and with Patrick Kennedy, A Common Struggle
"Covering an issue as sensitive as a teen suicide is no easy task
and Fagan's compassion and desire to prevent more students from
following Holleran's path shows in her writing. I would recommend
this book to anyone who wants to be better informed about mental
health issues among college students."--Carina Julig,
cuindependent.com
"Fagan delivers the sequence of events in such a heartfelt but very
real way"--Caitlyn Pilkington, Women's Running
"Fagan does an exceptional job laying out [Maddy's] pain in a
narrative style that is both persuasive and honest . . . a
comprehensive, essential, and well-written piece about mental
health, as well as a small step toward reducing the stigma around
anxiety and depression."--Erin McCarthy, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Fagan's book is well-researched and the message is timely and
important."--Publishers' Weekly
"Gripping and universal"
--Trevor Noah, The Daily Show
"Holleran seems so alive on the page; her messages and Fagan's
prose create someone who seems a real, living thing, so much so
that by the end, this reader was rooting for her to talk to
someone" --Flotrack
"It is impossible not to be affected by Holleran's heart-wrenching
story. An appropriate (if difficult) read for current and future
college athletes, their coaches, and parents."--Library Journal
"The book goes beyond telling a heartbreaking story; it encourages
compassion toward young adults struggling with mental health issues
and will ultimately help us think about ways to prevent similar
tragedies."--National Book Review
"With immense empathy, [Fagan] shares insights particular to
student athletes, but presents them in universally accessible
language and connects with the non-athlete through vivid
examples"--Shelf-Awareness
Semi-Finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting
Praise for What Made Maddy Run
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