Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver is an American author and journalist. She contributes to newspapers including the "Guardian," "Independent," and "Wall Street Journal." Her novel "We Need to Talk About Kevin" was awarded the Orange Prize in 2005 and has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. It was adapted into a film by director Lynne Ramsay, featuring Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton in the lead role. The book has been translated into several languages, including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Hebrew, Chinese, and Serbian. Her novel "So Much for That" was a finalist for the National Book Award, one of the most prestigious literary honors in the United States, and was listed as a bestseller by the "New York Times."