Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas is the author of the 2017 novel The Hate U Give.

Early Life
Angie Thomas was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi in 1988. When she was six years old she witnessed a shootout. The day after the incident, her mother took her to the library to show her that the world wasn't all like what she saw then, and this inspired her to begin writing.

She earned a BFA in Belhaven University. She was the first black student to graduate in Creative Writing.