Occupation Writer, editor Role Writer Nationality American Spouse Damon Ross | Period 1990s-present Parents John Busby Name Cylin Busby Siblings Shawn Busby, Eric Busby | |
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Seeing Double In Neverland Review by Tristan of The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Cylin Busby (born May 1, 1970) is a middle-grade and young adult children's writer, known for the best-selling memoir, The Year We Disappeared, written with her father John Busby.
Contents
- Seeing Double In Neverland Review by Tristan of The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
- My first vote
- Early life
- Education and career
- Personal
- Awards and recognition
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Memoir
- Series
- Anthology
- Audio book
- Film and television
- References
My first vote!
Early life
Born the youngest of three children (she has two older brothers, Eric Busby and Shawn Busby), Cylin grew up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 1979, her police officer father, John Busby, was seriously injured in a shooting. During the resulting investigation, the family was relocated and lived in hiding for five years. Cylin and John co-wrote a memoir about the experience which went on to become a best seller, placing at #3 on the nonfiction lists for The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. The book also earned #1 best seller placement on Amazon's nonfiction list. Their memoir was featured in 2009 on the CBS television program 48 Hours in an episode titled Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared and was optioned for a motion picture in 2014.
Education and career
Cylin graduated from Hampshire College (B.A., 1993). Her publishing career began at Random House. She would later work at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster as a children’s book editor. In 2000, she relocated to Los Angeles where she began working as the Senior Editor of Teen Magazine.
Personal
Cylin lives in Los Angeles with her husband, film executive/producer Damon Ross, and their son. Her latest book is the young adult thriller, The Stranger Game.
Awards and recognition
For The Year We Disappeared
For Blink Once
For The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs
For The Stranger Game
Fiction
Nonfiction
Memoir
Series
- The Campfire Crush
- The Dance Dilemma
- Ski Trip Trouble