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'''''Sharp Objects''''' is the 2006 [[debut novel]] by American author [[Gillian Flynn]]. The book was first published through [[Shaye Areheart Books]] on September 26, 2006, and was later reprinted by [[Broadway Books]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Stephan |date=March 29, 2013 |title=See the new covers of ''Gone Girl'' author Gillian Flynn'sFlynn’s ''Sharp Objects'' and ''Dark Places'' —– Exclusive |url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/03/29/gillian-flynn-sharp-objects-dark-places-covers/ |access-date=January 21, 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |___location=New York City |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |access-date___location=JanuaryNew 21,York 2014City}}</ref>
The novel follows Camille Preaker, a newspaper journalist who returns to her hometown to report on a series of brutal murders. It garnered critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burkeman |first=Oliver |date=2013-05-01 |title=Gillian Flynn on her bestseller ''Gone Girl'' and accusations of misogyny |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/01/gillian-flynn-bestseller-gone-girl-misogyny |access-date=2024-10-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
===Awards===
* ''New Blood Fiction Dagger'' from the [[Crime Writers' Association|Crime Writers’ Association]] (2007, won)<ref name="CWA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2007/newblood.html |title=Gillian Flynn wins with ''Sharp Objects'' |publisher=[[Crime Writers Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207155637/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2007/newblood.html |archive-date=December 7, 2007 |access-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger|Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]]'' from the Crime Writers'Writers’ Association (2007, won)<ref name=CWA />
* ''Duncan Lawrie Dagger'' from the Crime Writers'Writers’ Association (2007, nominated)<ref name=CWA />
==Adaptations==
In 2008, British director [[Andrea Arnold]] was reportedset to bedirect directinga anfilm adaptation of the novel for French production company [[Pathé]], but the project neverdid materializednot materialize.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Wendy |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Forward, Slingshot start shooting UK school horror ''Tormented'' |url=http://www.screendaily.com/forward-slingshot-start-shooting-uk-school-horror-tormented/4040179.article |access-date=7 October 2014 |magazine=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]] |___location=London, England |publisher=Media Business Insight |access-date___location=7London, October 2014England}}</ref>
The film rights to ''Sharp Objects w''ere were purchased by [[Blumhouse Productions]] and [[Alliance Films]] in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |urldate=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gone-girl-author-gillian-flynn-395337November 30, 2012 |title=Hollywood'sHollywood’s Most Powerful Authors: Gillian Flynn on Adapting ''Gone Girl,'', Being Too 'Wimpy'‘Wimpy’ for Crime Reporting and Her Best Advice to Writers (Q&A) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gone-girl-author-gillian-flynn-395337 |access-date=NovemberJanuary 3021, 20122014 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 21, 2014 |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |___location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> with Flynn initially working as the series' [[screenwriter]]. By 2014, Flynn's rolebecame had changed toan executive producer, alongsidefor Jasonan Blum and Charles Layton, for aeight-episode television miniseries, adaptation foralongside [[EntertainmentJason OneBlum]] and Charles Layton. [[Marti Noxon]] wrote the pilot script,and served as showrunner.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Highfill |first=Samantha |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Gillian Flynn'sFlynn’s ''Sharp Objects'' is coming to television |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/08/gillian-flynn-sharp-objects/ |access-date=July 10, 2014 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |___location=New York City |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |access-date___location=JulyNew 10,York 2014City}}</ref> combiningThe this role with that of show runner. A straight-to-series-order of eight one-hour episodes, also titled ''[[Sharp Objects (miniseries)|Sharp Objects]]'', was directed by [[Jean-Marc Vallée]], filmed in various [[California locations]] and in [[Barnesville,Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in March 2017. The series, directed by [[Jean-Marc Vallée]], wasand premiered in July 2018, withstarring [[Amy Adams]] starring as Camille Preaker.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/sharp-objects-hbo-drama-series-amy-adams-star-eone-marti-noxon-1201728892/ |title=HBO Orders ''Sharp Objects'' Drama Series Starring Amy Adams From Marti Noxon, Gillian Flynn, Jean-Marc Vallée & eOne |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 1, 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |___location=Los Angeles, California |access-date=August 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Amy Adams to Star in Gillian Flynn'sFlynn’s ''Sharp Objects'' TV Adaptation |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/sharp-objects-television-show-amy-adams-cast-1201710883/ |access-date=February 20, 2016 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |___location=Los Angeles, California |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date___location=FebruaryLos 20Angeles, 2016California}}</ref>
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