Authors >
Helen Thorpe

Helen Thorpe
Photo Credit: Andrew Clark

Helen Thorpe

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

X Are you a fan?

Find out about new releases by this author, recommendations, special offers, and more.

Related multimediaclose x

Video

1 to 1 of 1
  • 1635265513_43798896001_96a501be-b0fe-4ebf-a3eb-02ba4264e1d6-120
    1. Author Helen Thorpe discusses her new book Just Like Us
    02:25
    43799269001
See more multimedia
FIND OUT WHAT S&S AUTHORS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW
Just Like Us will be released on May 03, 2011 in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Just Like Us is now available in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Brightcove:
Author Helen Thorpe discusses her new book Just Like Us
Oct 06, 2009
Just Like Us is now available in Hardcover
Sep 22, 2009
Just Like Us will be released on September 22, 2009 in Hardcover
Sep 22, 2009
Just Like Us will be released on September 22, 2009 in eBook
Sep 22, 2009
Just Like Us is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 22, 2009
Just Like Us is now available in eBook
Sep 22, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Just Like Us
Jul 25, 2009
Just Like Us will be released on September 22, 2009 in Hardcover
Jan 22, 2009

Authors on the Web

Denver Center Season Has New Plays Black Odyssey, The Most Deserving, Just Like Us and Georgia McBride
Playbill, March 6, 2013
...Play Summit of readings yet to be announced.) The new plays are Just Like Us, Zacaras' adaptation of Helen Thorpe's book; Catherine Trieschmann's comedy The Most Deserving; Matthew Lopez's The Legend of Georgia McBride; and Marcus Gardley's black...
Colorado New Play Summit Announces Record-Breaking Attendance
Broadway World, February 27, 2013
...as dramaturg. DCTC Artistic Director Kent Thompson directed Karen Zacarías' JUST LIKE US (based on the best-seller by Helen Thorpe), with DCTC company member Kathleen McCall most recently seen in Romeo & Juliet. Finally, Obie Award winner Chay Yew...
Denver's New Play Summit, With Works by Matthew Lopez, Laura Eason, Marcus Gardley and More, Runs Feb. 8-10
Playbill, February 8, 2013
...and marriage in today's troubled economy." Staged Reading Just Like Us Based on the book by Helen Thorpe Adapted by Karen Zacaras A Denver Center Commission "Based on Helen Thorpe's bestselling book, Karen Zacaras' play follows four Latina girls in...
Books: Denver best sellers, 1/20/2013
Denver Post, January 20, 2013
...99 3. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, by Helen Thorpe, $16 4. The Gallic Wars, by Julius Caesar, $15.75 5. Beowulf, by Seamus Heaney, $13.95...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses and 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" to Give the Gift of Reading to..
ADVFN India, December 18, 2012
...Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona – Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas – First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado – First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware – First Lady Carla Markell Florida – First Lady Ann Scott Georgia – First Lady Sandra Deal Guam –...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses And 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" To Give The Gift Of Reading To America's Children
TheStreet.com, December 18, 2012
...Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona ? Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas ? First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado ? First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware ? First Lady Carla Markell Florida ? First Lady Ann Scott Georgia ? First Lady Sandra Deal Guam ? First Lady Christine Calvo...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses and 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" to Give the Gift of Reading to America's Children (PRN)
AlphaTrade Finance, December 18, 2012
...Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona – Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas – First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado – First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware – First Lady Carla Markell Florida – First Lady Ann Scott Georgia – First Lady Sandra Deal Guam – First Lady...
Gov. Hickenlooper urges debate on gun control in speech
Colorado Springs Gazette, January 10, 2013
...Dan Oates, fire chief Mike Garcia and mayor Steve Hogan were invited to represent them. Hickenlooper also thanked Helen Thorpe for attending. Hickenlooper announced last summer that he and his wife were separating but would continue to spend time...
Gov. John Hickenlooper’s holiday card answers that question
Denver Post, December 20, 2012
...Colleen Baz Gov. John Hickenlooper , his wife, Helen Thorpe , and their son Teddy in this year’s holiday card . The couple is separated, but still does many things together as a family. And so the great mystery of...
Perlmutter to lead assault weapons ban effort in the House in next Congress
Denver Post, December 18, 2012
...books since 1989 December 18, 2012, 9:42 pm — unbelievable On Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, first lady Helen Thorpe to separate December 18, 2012, 8:44 pm Colorado Politics Links National Politics Links Posts by Topic The Spot...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses and 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" to Give the Gift of Reading to America's Children
Michigan Live, December 18, 2012
...Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona – Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas – First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado – First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware – First Lady Carla Markell Florida – First Lady Ann Scott Georgia – First Lady Sandra Deal Guam –...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses and 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" to Give the Gift of Reading to America's Children
South Florida Business Journal, December 18, 2012
...Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona – Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas – First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado – First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware – First Lady Carla Markell Florida – First Lady Ann Scott Georgia – First Lady Sandra Deal Guam – First Lady...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses and 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" to Give the Gift of Reading to America's Children
KCOY 12, December 18, 2012
...Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona – Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas – First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado – First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware – First Lady Carla Markell Florida – First Lady Ann Scott Georgia – First Lady Sandra Deal Guam – First Lady...
42 U.S. Governors' Spouses and 3 Governors Are Holiday "Reading Ambassadors" to Give the Gift of Reading to America's Children
Traders Huddle, December 18, 2012
...Samoa First Lady Mary Ann Tulafono Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado First Lady Helen Thorpe Delaware First Lady Carla Markell Florida First Lady Ann Scott Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal Guam First Lady Christine Calvo...