Mindy has visited historic insane asylums, but they let her leave. She graduated from Otterbein University magna cum laude with a BA in English literature and religion.

The Choose to Read Ohio program creates toolkits to enhance the reading experience, with author biographies and photos, book summaries, discussion questions, related projects and activities, and links to entertaining, educational texts and websites.Ĭhoose To Read Ohio readers’ toolkits enhance the reading experience, with author biographies and photos, book summaries, discussion questions, related projects and activities, and links to entertaining, educational texts and websites. Mindy McGinnis is the author of Not a Drop to Drink and In a Handful of Dust and is an assistant YA librarian who lives in Ohio.

In 2015, McGinnis published A Madness So Discreet, the Gothic historical thriller which became the 2016 Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult novel. Not A Drop to Drink , The Female of the Species and Heroine are all Choose to Read Ohio titles, a program developed by the State Library of Ohio to promote Ohio authors and support literacy throughout the state. McGinnis has authored more than six books, including the post-apocalyptic thriller Not a Drop to Drink (2013) followed by the companion novel In a Handful of Dust (2014). Mindy has done numerous school and library visits across the state of Ohio, and is also a speaker with the Ohio Humanities Council. Mindy is available to promote literacy and speak about her own books in classrooms, as well as offer writing workshops for all ages. Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis 13,270 ratings, 3.

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