Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development
company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President
of Production.
She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels
Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy:
Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into
more than thirty languages. The film rights to both Replica and
Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by
Awesomeness Films. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion
picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film
Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films
that year.
Oliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her
middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the
middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House
series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for
adults, Rooms.
Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa
Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than
fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade
readers. Some of its recent titles include the New York Times
bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed
Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and The Hunger by
Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised
by Stephen King as "disturbing, hard to put down" and "not
recommended...after dark."
Oliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and
is writing features and TV shows for a number of production
companies and studios.
Oliver received an academic scholarship to the University of
Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She received a
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York
University.
www.laurenoliverbooks.com.
"Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its center. Read it with all the lights on." -- --E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars"Perfect for readers who devoured We Were Liars, it's the sort of novel that readers will race to finish, then return to the beginning to marvel at how it was constructed--and at everything they missed." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Oliver's characterizations and background stories are well-developed and compulsively readable. Recommend to teens looking for a well-written work with a juicy ending. They will not be disappointed." -- School Library Journal"Best-selling Oliver weaves a taut mystery interspersed with blog posts about Madeline's disappearance, and the story is made all the more compelling by Nick and Dara's close but troubling relationship, marked by both love and intense jealousy." -- BooklistPRAISE FOR BEFORE I FALL: "Oliver's debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful....readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)PRAISE FOR BEFORE I FALL: "Samantha's attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)PRAISE FOR BEFORE I FALL: "Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel...This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed." -- ALA BooklistPRAISE FOR PANIC: "Oliver makes a white-knuckle return to realism that will have readers up until the wee hours." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)PRAISE FOR PANIC: "Oliver's novel is a wholly believable and compulsively readable tale of friendship, loyalty, survival, and courage." -- BooklistPRAISE FOR PANIC: "Retains all the tension and excitement of Oliver's Delirium...A work with sharp corners, dark places, and considerable humanity." -- The Horn Book
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