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 working on another novel, entitled Meme. In 2016, it was reported that Awesomeness Films had bought the rights to adapt Spontaneous into a movie of the same name, which was released in 2020.[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]
Aaron Starmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Northern California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Fayetteville–Manlius High School Drew University (BA) New York University (MA) |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editStarmer 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
editThe 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]
A Publishers Weekly reviewer lauded that Stramer, through Meme, "crafts a neo-noir-flavored revenge thriller that stabs at the heart of 21st-century isolation".[9][10]
Books
edit- 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)
- Meme (2020)[11]
- The Locker 37 Series (Penguin Workshop)[12]
- LOCKER 37: THE MAGIC ERASER (2020)
- LOCKER 37: THE REWINDABLE CLOCK (2020)
- LOCKER 37: THE RIDICULOUS AND WONDERFUL RAINBOW HAT (2020)
- LOCKER 37: THE INTERDIMENSIONAL FISH STICKS (2020)
- A Million Views (Penguin Workshop, 2022)[13]
References
edit- ^ Begley, Sarah (2016-11-22). "The Top 10 YA and Children's Books". Time.
- ^ McNary, Dave (June 2016). "Aaron Starmer's Thriller 'Spontaneous' in the Works as Movie". Variety (published 2016-06-01).
- ^ Scott, Gillian (29 July 2011). "A quieter camping experience possible". Times Union (published 2011-07-29).
- ^ Faires, Robert (2016-09-15). "Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List". Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Frank, Casey Rose (21 October 2016). "Oswego adventures: CNY books and authors". Syracuse.com (published 2016-10-21).
- ^ "About".
- ^ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (13 March 2015). "Young-Adult Fiction: Tweens Betwixt". The Wall Street Journal (published 2015-03-13).
- ^ Truitt, Brian (2016-10-16). "All kinds of kids star in four new teen novels". USA Today.
- ^ "Meme by Aaron Starmer".
- ^ "MEME".
- ^ "MEME".
- ^ "The Locker 37 Series".
- ^ "A Million Views".
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