Lily Anderson
Lily Anderson | |
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| Born | December 15, 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Notable works | Undead Girl Gang |
| Website | |
| mslilyanderson | |
Lily Anderson(December 15, 1988)[1]is an writer ofyoung adult fiction,best known for herIndies Choice Book Award-nominated novelUndead Girl Gang.
Early life
[edit]Anderson is an Afrolatina of Puerto Rican descent.[2]She has been aWiccansince she was eight years old.[3]After she dropped out of college at age 18, Anderson wrote her first book and decided she wanted to become a published writer.[4]
Anderson grew up doing theatre and is a self-proclaimed theatre geek, saying that she did her firstShakespeareplay when she was 12 or 13 years old, which ultimately led to her writing both novels in her debut young adult seriesThe Only Thing Worse Than Me Is Youas retellings ofOscar Wilde'sThe Importance of Being Earnestand William Shakespeare'sMuch Ado About Nothing.[3]
Influences
[edit]She drew on her own experience as a Wiccan for her novelUndead Girl Gang,in which a teenage Wiccan resurrects her dead best friend.[5]Other inspirations for the novel include dark comedy teenage obsessions of hers, namely the moviesThe Craft,HeathersandDeath Becomes Her.[3]
She names American screenwriter and directorShonda Rimesand American plus-size modelTess Hollidayas the sources of some of her inspiration.[6]
Personal work
[edit]Anderson is an elementary school librarian and lives in NorthernCalifornia.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]Messina Academy Duology
[edit]- The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You(St. Martin's Griffin,2016)
- Not Now Not Ever(Wednesday Books,2017)
Standalones
[edit]- Undead Girl Gang(Razorbill,2018)
- The Throwback List(Hyperion Avenue,2021)
- Scout's Honor(Henry Holt,2022)
- Big Bad,aBuffy the Vampire Slayernovel (Hyperion Avenue,2022)
Awards
[edit]Nominated
- 2019Indies Choice Book AwardforUndead Girl Gang[7]
- 2022Michael L. Printz AwardHonor Book forScout's Honor[8]
References
[edit]- ^"'Tis The Season: Authors Talk Holidays 2016 With Lily Anderson ".Pop! Goes The Reader.2016-12-15.Retrieved2019-05-12.
- ^"About".Ms. Lily Anderson.20 October 2016.Retrieved2019-04-10.
- ^abc"Chatting with Lily Anderson + GIVEAWAY! // The Second Annual" Bloggers Love Authors "Event with Books. Inc + NYMBC".23 March 2018.Retrieved2019-05-12.
- ^ab"Lily Anderson Author Interview".Retrieved2019-04-08.
- ^"5 Question Interview with Undead Girl Gang author Lily Anderson — @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox".teenlibrariantoolbox.30 April 2018.Retrieved2019-04-08.
- ^"Cure Your Winter Blues With This Hilarious Summer Camp Novel".Brit + Co.31 December 2017.Retrieved2019-05-12.
- ^"Our Finalists for 2019 Indies Choice, E.B. White Read-Aloud, Indie Champion, and Picture Book Hall of Fame".penguinrandomhouse.Retrieved2019-04-08.
- ^"Printz Award".ala.org.27 February 2012.Retrieved2023-02-09.
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- 21st-century American novelists
- African-American librarians
- American women librarians
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- Hispanic and Latino American librarians
- Wiccan novelists
- 1988 births
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American women writers
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- 20th-century African-American writers
- 20th-century African-American women
- American Wiccans
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