Groff was born and raised in Cooperstown, New York. She graduated from Amherst College and from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with an MFA in fiction.[1][2] She is the author of two novels and a short story collection. Her first novel, The Monsters of Templeton was published by Hyperion on February 5, 2008 and debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list.[3] It was well received by Stephen King, who read it before publication and wrote an early review in Entertainment Weekly.[4] It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for New Writers in 2008, and was named one of the Best Books of 2008 by Amazon.com and the San Francisco Chronicle.Groff is married with two children and currently lives in Gainesville, Florida. Groff's sister is the Olympic Triathlete Sarah True.
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