Brian Katcher
American author (born 1975)
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Brian Katcher (born 1975) is an American author of young adult fiction. His novel Almost Perfect won the 2011 Stonewall Book Award.
Brian Katcher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Notable works | Almost Perfect (2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| briankatcher | |
Biography
Brian Katcher was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1975. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, then traveled and worked a variety of jobs before beginning his career as a writer. As of 2021, Katcher was living in central Missouri with his wife and daughter.[1]
Awards and honors
The American Library Association included Almost Perfect on their list of ALA Rainbow Book List (2010),[2] Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2012),[3] and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2013).[4]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Almost Perfect | James Cook Book Award | Nominee | [5] |
| Stonewall Book Award | Winner | [6][7] | ||
| Playing with Matches | Missouri Gateway Readers Award | Nominee | [8] | |
| North Carolina Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [9][better source needed] | ||
| 2017 | The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak | Missouri Gateway Readers Award | Nominee | [10] |
| 2020 | Deacon Locke Went to Prom | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult | Nominee | [11][better source needed] |
Publications
- Playing with Matches. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. 2008. ISBN 9780385735445.[12]
- Almost Perfect. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. 2009. ISBN 9780385736657.[13]
- Everyone Dies in the End. Dark Continents Publishing. 2014. ISBN 9780615710174.
- The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak. Katherine Tegen Books. 2015. ISBN 9780062272775.[14]
- Deacon Locke Went to Prom. Katherine Tegen Books. 2017. ISBN 9780062422521.[15]