Gabrielle Zevin

Gabrielle Zevin (born October 24, 1977, New York City) is an American author and screenwriter.

Gabrielle Zevin
Gabrielle Zevin signs The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry at Vroman's Bookstore, April 2014.
BornGabrielle Zevin
(1977-10-24) October 24, 1977
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksElsewhere, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Writing

Zevin's first YA novel Elsewhere was published in 2005. It was chosen as an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book, nominated for a 2006 Quill award, won the Borders Original Voices Award, and was a selection of the Barnes & Noble Book Club. It also made the Carnegie long list. The book has been translated into over 20 languages.

In 2007, Zevin was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for Conversations with Other Women. The film was directed by Hans Canosa and starred Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart.

Zevin’s 2007 Young adult book Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac was chosen for the ALA Best Books for Young Adults list. In 2010, she and Hans Canosa adapted it into a screenplay that became the Japanese movie Dareka ga Watashi ni Kiss wo Shita (Someone Kissed Me), starring top teen idol actress Maki Horikita.[1]

In 2014, Zevin’s novel for adults, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List, reached #1 on the National Indie Best Seller List, and wen on to become an international bestseller.

Her fourth novel for adults Young Jane Young (2017) was also met with popular and critical acclaim. Kirkus Reviews called it “the best thing to come out of the Monica Lewinsky scandal since Lewinsky's own magnificent TED talk.”[2]

Zevin also occasionally writes book reviews for the New York Times Book Review and NPR’s All Things Considered.[3]

Personal life

Zevin graduated from Harvard University in 2000 with a degree in English with a concentration in American Literature. She lives in Los Angeles.[4]

Zevin's father is a Russian-Jewish American, and her mother is Korean.[5][6]

Bibliography

Adults
  • Young Jane Young (2017)
  • The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2014)
  • The Hole We're In (2010)
  • Margarettown (2005)

Young adults

Standalones
  • Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2007)
  • Elsewhere (2005)

Anya Balanchine series
  • In the Age of Love and Chocolate (2013)
  • Because It Is My Blood (2012)
  • All These Things I've Done (2011)

References
  1. Gabrielle Zevin’s official author website https://gabriellezevin.com/about/
  2. Kirkus Starred review, June 1, 2017 https://lapl.overdrive.com/media/3093027
  3. https://gabriellezevin.com
  4. "Gabrielle Zevin's Official Website". Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  5. "In 'Storied Life,' Characters Come With A Reading List". NPR. March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  6. Werris, Wendy (November 8, 2013). "By the Book: Gabrielle Zevin". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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