Aaron Starmer
Aaron Starmer (born 1976 in northern California) is an American author of young adult fiction novels, known for The Riverman Trilogy and Spontaneous.[1] As of June 2016, he was also working on another novel, entitled Meme. In 2016, it was reported that Awesomeness Films had bought the rights to adapt Spontaneous into a movie.[2] He has also co-authored a book about camping along with Catharine Wells and Timothy Starmer.[3] Also in 2016, Starmer appeared at the annual Texas Book Festival.[4]
Biography
Starmer was born in northern California and raised in suburban Syracuse, New York, where he graduated from Fayetteville–Manlius High School.[5] He received a B.A. degree from Drew University and a master of arts degree from New York University. A longtime resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, he now lives in a former schoolhouse in northern Vermont with his wife and daughter.[6]
Reception
The Wall Street Journal named The Riverman, the first book of the Riverman Trilogy, one of the best books of 2014.[7] Brian Truitt, writing for USA Today, gave Spontaneous 3 out of 4 stars, writing that "...Starmer’s originality and well-paced plot give needed life to a story filled with random death."[8]
Books
- The Best in Tent Camping: New York State (Menasha Ridge Press, 2007)
- Dweeb (Delacorte Press/Yearling Books, 2009)
- The Only Ones (Delacorte/Yearling, 2011)
- The Riverman Trilogy, which consists of the following three books:
- The Riverman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2014)
- The Whisper (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015)
- The Storyteller (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2016)
- Spontaneous (Penguin Random House, 2016)
References
- ^ Begley, Sarah (2016-11-22). "The Top 10 YA and Children's Books". Time.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2016-06-01). "Aaron Starmer's Thriller 'Spontaneous' in the Works as Movie". Variety.
- ^ Scott, Gillian (2011-07-29). "A quieter camping experience possible". Times Union.
- ^ Faires, Robert (2016-09-15). "Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List". Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Frank, Casey Rose (2016-10-21). "Oswego adventures: CNY books and authors". Syracuse.com.
- ^ "About".
- ^ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (2015-03-13). "Young-Adult Fiction: Tweens Betwixt". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (2016-10-16). "All kinds of kids star in four new teen novels". USA Today.
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