Occupation Writer, editor Name David Levithan Nationality American Role Author | Alma mater Brown University Education Brown University Period 2003–present | |
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Born September 7, 1972 (age 51)
Short Hills, Millburn, New Jersey, United States ( 1972-09-07 ) Genre Young-adult fiction; fantasy, supernatural fiction Notable works Boy Meets Boy
Wide Awake
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Movies Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Awards Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction Books Every Day, Will Grayson - Will Gray, Boy Meets Boy, The Lover's Dictionary, Two Boys Kissing Similar People Rachel Cohn, John Green, Billy Merrell, Peter Sollett, Kristin Hanggi | ||
Author David Levithan: When I knew I was a writer | Author Shorts
David Levithan (born September 7, 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and editor. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2003. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably Boy Meets Boy and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List.
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- Author David Levithan When I knew I was a writer Author Shorts
- Boy meets boy by david levithan book review
- Novels
- With Rachel Cohn
- With David Ozanich and Chris Van Etten
- Anthologies edited
- Short works
- References
At 19, Levithan received an internship at Scholastic Corporation where he began working on The Baby-sitters Club series. Levithan still works for Scholastic as an editorial director. Levithan is also the founding editor of PUSH, a young-adult imprint of Scholastic Press focusing on new voices and new authors. PUSH publishes edgier material for young adults and is where Patricia McCormick got her start with 2002's Cut.
In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Levithan claimed that he learned how to write books that were both funny and touching from Judith Viorst's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. He continues to work as both a writer and editor saying, "I love editing just as much, if not more than writing". Levithan's first collaboration with Rachel Cohn, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, was published in 2006 and adapted for the big screen in 2008. His novel Love is the Higher Law was published in August 2009 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Levithan has been a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey.
In 2016, Levithan won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for The Realm of Possibility, Boy Meets Boy, Love Is the Higher Law, How They Met and Other Stories, Wide Awake, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
