Lauren Oliver | |
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Born | Laura Suzanne Schechter November 8, 1982 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Alma mater | University of Chicago[1] |
Period | 2010–present |
Genre | Young adult Science fiction Romance Dystopian Middle Grade Adult |
Notable works | Delirium trilogy Before I Fall Panic |
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Lauren Oliver (born Laura Suzanne Schechter; November 8, 1982)[2][3] is an American author of numerous young adult novels including Panic; the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem; and Before I Fall, which became a major motion picture in 2017. Panic was also turned into a series by Amazon studios. She served as creator, writer and showrunner on the project. Her novels have been translated into more than thirty languages internationally. 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.
Oliver graduated from the University of Chicago, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and also received a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University. In 2010, Oliver co-founded Paper Lantern Lit, a literary “incubator”/ development company now called Glasstown Entertainment with Razorbill editor and poet Lexa Hillyer.[4]