All of that isolation and lovely scenery gave her the time to read voraciously and the inspiration to write her own stories. Tracy Banghart grew up in rural Maryland and spent her summers on a remote island in northern Ontario. She is represented by Pam Gruber at Irene Goodman Literary Agency. Tracy now lives with her husband, children, and pets in Viriginia, but it won’t be long until the Army sends them off on new adventures.

Her husband convinced her that writing full time made perfect sense given the unpredictability of his job, thus affirming her conviction that he was better than any book boyfriend. When she returned stateside, Tracy dabbled in various publishing jobs but didn’t give up on her dream of being a published author. before jetting off to England, to pursue a master’s degree in Publishing at Oxford Brookes University. After college, she sampled city life in Canada and D.C. All that isolation and pretty scenery led to a reading addiction, writing obsession, and several serious book boyfriends.Īfter high school, Tracy escaped to North Carolina, where she got her BA in English from Davidson College. She grew up in rural Maryland, with a cornfield in her backyard and flying squirrels in her bedroom walls, and spent her summers on a remote island in northern Ontario.

Tracy Banghart is a cheesy movie–loving, fantasy football–playing (go Ravens!), globe-trotting Army wife who began “practicing” her craft at the age of five, when she wrote her first story.

Grace and fury by tracy banghart