Adam Gidwitz
| Adam Gidwitz | |
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 Gidwitz at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born |
February 14, 1982 San Francisco, CA |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Columbia University Bank Street College of Education |
| Period | 2011–present |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | A Tale Dark and Grimm, In A Glass Grimmly, The Grimm Conclusion, The Inquisitor's Tale |
| Spouse | Lauren Mancia (m. 2011) |
| Website | |
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adamgidwitz | |
Adam Gidwitz (born February 14, 1982) is the author of the best selling children's books A Tale Dark and Grimm (2010), In a Glass Grimmly (2012), and The Grimm Conclusion (2012), all published by Dutton Penguin.
Early life
He was born in San Francisco in 1982 but grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2] He attended Columbia University where he majored in English Literature and spent his junior year abroad in the University's Oxford/Cambridge Scholars program. After college he became a teacher at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn. He credits a stint as a substitute librarian as the inspiration for writing The Grimm Trilogy.[3] He now lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, a scholar, and writes full-time.
Bibliography
A Tale Dark and Grimm was named a New York Times Editor's Choice,[4] A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year (2010),[5] a School Library Journal Best Children's Book of the Year (2010),[6] and a 2010 ALA Notable Book.[7] A live action movie based on the book is planned, to be directed by Henry Selick.[8]
References
- ↑ Gidwitz, Adam. "About Adam Gidwitz". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Adam Gidwitz: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Adam Gidwitz '04 Reinvents the Brothers Grimm". Columbia College Today. Columbia University. March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ The New York Times, Editor's Choice, , accessed January 30, 2011
- ↑ Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year , accessed January 30, 2011
- ↑ School Library Journal Best Children's Books of the Year, , accessed January 30, 2011
- ↑ American Library Association Notable Book List "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-01-31., accessed January 30, 2011
- ↑ Toronto: FilmNation In Deal For ‘A Tale Dark & Grimm’
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adam Gidwitz. |
- Official website
- The New York Times, "When Stories Had Sharp Teeth"
- American Library Association Notable Book List
- School Library Journal, Best Children Books of 2010
- http://www.collegiateschool.org/mobile/news/657689[]
- http://www.adamgidwitz.com/adams-blog