Kate Fagan - What Made Maddy Run

Kate Fagan

What Made Maddy Run

The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

(Little Brown, pb., 320 pp.)

The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller.

Kate Fagan is a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She is also a regular panelist on ESPN's Around the Horn and can also be seen on Outside the Lines, First Take and His & Hers. Previously, Fagan spent three seasons covering the 76ers for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is the author of a memoir, The Reappearing Act, and co-host of the espnW podcast, Free Cookies. Kate lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her wife Kathryn Budig, and their two dogs.