Matthew Quick | |
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 Quick at the 2022 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | October 23, 1973 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | La Salle University, Goddard College, Collingswood High School |
| Genre | Adult novels, Young-adult novels |
| Notable works | The Silver Linings Playbook |
| Spouse | Alicia Bessette |
| Website | |
| matthewquickwriter | |
Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. His 2008 debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a 2012 movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.[1][2]
Quick was a finalist for a 2009 PEN/Hemingway Award, and his work has been translated into several languages.[3] In 2012, his young-adult novel, Boy 21, was reviewed favorably by The New York Times.[4]
Quick was a finalist for the TIME 100 most influential people of 2013.[5]
- ^ "The New York Times Bestseller List". New York Times. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "David O. Russell to Direct The Silver Linings Playbook | /Film". Slashfilm.com. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "PEN/Hemingway Award and other Hemingway Forums". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "The Finer Points of the Game". The New York Times, Matt de la Peña , March 9, 2012. 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Matthew Quick | The 2013 TIME 100 Poll". Time. 2013-03-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-02-10.