I’m often asked to explain what my novels are about, but I find it difficult to answer. I used to plot out my books meticulously but now I start with an evocative premise and see where it leads. My favorite part of this job is the creation-building a universe from scratch, populating the planet with characters, landmarks, and hidden tunnels. Two years later, after moving to London, I finished the book, which came to be known as Special Topics in Calamity Physics. I attended Northwestern University, where I majored in Film, then transferred to Barnard College where I majored in English Literature with a minor in Playwriting.Īfter graduating I was hired by PricewaterhouseCoopers as a financial consultant. In my tiny cubicle on the fifty-second floor of the Fox News Building, when my boss believed I was hard at work on PowerPoint presentations, I was actually searching the company database for cool character names for the new novel I was writing called The Anatomy of Butterflies, later retitled, Memoir of an American Girl. I grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and currently live with my family in New York City. My books have been published in over twenty-five languages. I’m the New York Times bestselling author of Night Film, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, and the YA novel, Neverworld Wake. If you’re here, perhaps you know the basics.
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