Justin Cronin
| Justin Cronin | |
|---|---|
 Justin Cronin at the 2012 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born |
1962 (age 53–54) New England, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, English professor |
| Genre | Horror, Science fiction |
Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written five novels: Mary and O'Neil and The Summer Guest, as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of The Passage, The Twelve and City of Mirrors. He has won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and a Whiting Award.[1]
Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA from 1992 to 2003. He is a former professor of English at Rice University, and he lives with his wife and children in Houston, Texas.[2]
In July 2007, Variety reported that Fox 2000 had bought the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy.[3] The first book of the series, The Passage, was released in June 2010.[4] It garnered mainly favorable reviews.[5][6]
Bibliography
- A Short History of the Long Ball (1990)
- Mary and O'Neil (2001) – Winner of The Stephen Crane Prize from Book of the Month Club
- The Summer Guest (2004)
- The Passage (2010) (Book 1 of The Passage Trilogy)
- The Twelve (2012)[7] (Book 2 of The Passage Trilogy)
- The City of Mirrors (2016)[8] (Book 3 of The Passage Trilogy)
References
- ↑ "Justin Cronin Author Bookshelf – Random House – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ↑ "About the Author « The Passage by Justin Cronin". Enterthepassage.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Justin Cronin's Vampire Trilogy Sold to Hollywood for $1.75 Million?". New York Magazine. New York: New York Media LLC. July 7, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ↑ FRITZ LANHAM, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle (July 18, 2007). "Houston novelist Justin Cronin sinks his teeth into deal – Houston Chronicle". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (June 6, 2010). "Life After Apocalypse in Justin Cronin's 'Passage'". The New York Times.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (June 11, 2010). "The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can get your teeth into". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ "Apocalypse Wow; With big buzz around his new novel and a movie deal under his belt, Justin Cronin is lit's latest (unlikely) celebrity | Afterword | Arts | National Post". Arts.nationalpost.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/justincroninfanpage?fref=nf
External links
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- An Interview with Justin Cronin at Rollins College (February 2014)
- An Interview With Justin Cronin on KRUI's The Lit Show