Patrick Somerville
Patrick Somerville | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Somerville at Brooklyn Book Festival 2011 | |
| Born | April 14, 1979 |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | novel |
Patrick Somerville (born April 14, 1979)[1] is an American novelist and television writer living in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Career
Somerville graduated from Cornell University in 2005.[2] Somerville published his debut novel, The Cradle, in 2009[3] and his second novel This Bright River in 2012.[4] In 2013, he joined the writing staff of The Bridge,[5] where he wrote two episodes of the series.[6][7] From 2015-17, he was a writer on the HBO series The Leftovers.[8] In October 2016, it was announced that Somerville would write the Netflix series Maniac.[9] In December 2017, he signed a deal to develop new TV and digital projects exclusively for Paramount TV.[10] In October, 2019 it was announced that he would be the writer and showrunner for a 10 episode HBO Max mini-series adaptation of Station Eleven.[11]
Publications
Novels
- The Cradle: A Novel. Little, Brown. 2009. ISBN 978-0-316-07263-2.[12]
- This Bright River: A Novel. Little, Brown. 2012. ISBN 978-0-316-20306-7.[13]
Short story collections
- Trouble: Stories. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 2010. ISBN 978-0-307-49840-3.[14]
- The Universe in Miniature in Miniature. Featherproof Books. 2010. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-9825808-1-3.[15]
References
- ^ "Novel Discussions". novel-discussions.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Patrick Somerville | Book Cellar | Literary Events". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "To Feather a Nest, a Wild Goose Chase". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "This Bright River". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Patrick Somerville". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "The Bridge, Ep. 1.10, "Old Friends" keeps the tension high, as more of Tate's plan is revealed". Sound On Sight. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "The Bridge, Ep. 1.07: "Destino" continues tonal and stylistic growth, but can't stem murder-mystery fatigue". Sound On Sight. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ Kachka, Boris. "How to End a TV Show: An Exclusive Look at the Making of The Leftovers Finale". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ "Netflix Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Series 'Maniac' From Cary Fukunaga Finds Writer". Deadline. October 21, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-12-08). "'Maniac' Creator Patrick Somerville Inks Overall Deal With Paramount TV, Will Shepherd 'Made for Love' TV Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Mackenzie Davis & Himesh Patel To Star In 'Station Eleven' HBO Max Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Peschel, Joseph. "Wacky humor weaves through two stories". stltoday.com.
- ^ Henderson, Jane. "Troubled souls return home to remake lives". stltoday.com.
- ^ "TROUBLE by Patrick Somerville - Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ Peschel, Joseph (20 November 2010). "Somerville spins tales of the future and end" – via The Boston Globe.
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