Justin Cronin
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 Justin Cronin at the 2012 Texas Book Festival. |
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| Born | 1962 (age 50–51) New England, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, English professor |
| Genres | Horror, Science fiction |
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Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written four novels: Mary and O'Neil and The Summer Guest, as well as The Passage and The Twelve as part of a trilogy. He has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and the Whiting Writer's Award.[1]
Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA from 1992 to 2003. He lives with his wife and children in Houston, Texas, where he is a former professor of English at Rice University.[2]
In July 2007, Variety reported that the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy was purchased by Fox 2000.[3] The first book of the series, The Passage, was released in June 2010.[4] It garnered mainly favorable reviews.[5][6]
Bibliography [edit]
- A Short History of the Long Ball (1990)
- Mary and O'Neil (2001) – Winner of The Stephen Crane Prize from Book of the Month Club
- The Summer Guest (2004)
- The Passage (2010)
- The Twelve (2012)[7]
- The City of Mirrors (2014)[7]
References [edit]
- ^ "Justin Cronin Author Bookshelf – Random House – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "About the Author « The Passage by Justin Cronin". Enterthepassage.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Justin Cronin's Vampire Trilogy Sold to Hollywood for $1.75 Million?". New York Magazine (New York: New York Media LLC). July 7, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ FRITZ LANHAM, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle (July 18, 2007). "Houston novelist Justin Cronin sinks his teeth into deal – Houston Chronicle". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (June 6, 2010). "Life After Apocalypse in Justin Cronin's ‘Passage'". The New York Times.
- ^ Flood, Alison (June 11, 2010). "The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can get your teeth into". The Guardian (London).
- ^ a b "Apocalypse Wow; With big buzz around his new novel and a movie deal under his belt, Justin Cronin is lit’s latest (unlikely) celebrity | Afterword | Arts | National Post". Arts.nationalpost.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
External links [edit]
- An Interview With Justin Cronin on KRUI's The Lit Show
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