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Helen Thorpe

Helen Thorpe
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Helen Thorpe

Helen Thorpe was born in London, England, and grew up in Medford, New Jersey. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Texas Monthly, and The Texas Observer.Thorpe has worked for The New York Observer; The New Yorker, where she wrote "Talk of the Town" stories; and Texas Monthly. She is married to John Hickenlooper, the mayor of Denver. Just Like Us is her first book.

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Books: Denver best sellers, 1/29/2012
Denver Post, January 29, 2012
...99 2. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 3. The Little Book of Restorative Justice, by Howard Zehr, $4.95 4. The Little Book of Restorative Justice for People in Prison: Rebuilding the Web of...
Books: Denver best sellers, 1/22/2012
Denver Post, January 22, 2012
...NONFICTION 1. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 2. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, $15.99 3. Black Boy, by Richard Wright, $14.99 4. The Little Book of Restorative Justice, by Howard Zehr, $4.95 5...
Author Helen Thorpe to address National Council of Jewish Women
Denver Post, January 17, 2012
...Courtesy of NCJW Helen Thorpe On Thursday, Colorado section of the National Council of Jewish Women will host An Evening with Helen Thorpe. It begins at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai , 3509 S...
Books: Local best sellers, 12/11/11
Denver Post, December 11, 2011
...95 2. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, $16 4. Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, by Patrick C. Walsh and...
Paperbacks for Spring Reading & Literary Conference Season Kicks Off
New West, May 4, 2011
...Helen Thorpe?s Colorado Book Award-winning ? Brady Udall?s excellent novel The Lonely Polygamist is out in paperback now too. Udall will appear at the , along with Cristina Garc�a, Gary Ferguson, and Stephanie Elizondo Griest from June 23-26. The...
An Interview with Jenny Shank: Writer, Baseball Fan, and Author of 'The Ringer'
New West, March 28, 2011
...Kerouac did in On the Road, Denver native John Fante did in his early novels and stories, and Helen Thorpe did in Just Like Us, her nonfiction book that follows the lives of a group of young women in Denver. NW: You write The Ringer from two different...
43 U.S. Governors’ Spouses Become "Reading Ambassadors" to Encourage Kids to Keep Reading All Summer Long
Kiddie Yaps, May 25, 2011
...Ann Tulafono Arkansas – First Lady Ginger Beebe California – First Lady Anne Brown Colorado – First Lady Helen Thorpe Connecticut – First Lady Cathy Malloy Delaware – First Lady Carla Markell Florida – First Lady Ann Scott Georgia –...
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Entertainment, May 19, 2011
...the pool of family life, just how much pain may be waiting for you." Just Like Us Helen Thorpe (Scribner, 416 pp.) $16 Thorpe, a journalist and the wife of Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, profiles four Mexican girls who have lived most of their...