Daniel Nayeri
Iranian-American author
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Daniel Nayeri is an Iranian-American author whose works have earned the National Book Award and Newbery Honors.
- Michael L. Printz Award (2020)
- Walter Dean Myers Award (2020)
- Christopher Award (2021)
- Newbery Honor (2024, 2026)
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| Born | Iran |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Notable works | Everything Sad Is Untrue, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story |
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| Relatives | Dina Nayeri |
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Biography
Nayeri was born in Iran and fled the country with his sister Dina, and their mother, a doctor, after a fatwa had been issued against her.[1][2][3] They lived for three years in refugee camps in Dubai and Rome before settling in 1990—when Nayeri was eight years old—in Edmond, Oklahoma.[1][2] Nayeri attended Edmond Memorial High School, and New York University, where he studied writing.[2]
Nayeri was publisher of Odd Dot, a children's publishing group at Macmillan Publishers, before leaving in 2020 to pursue full-time writing.[4]
Nayeri lives with his wife and son in New Jersey.[2]
Works
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Nayeri's printed works include:[5]
- Another Faust, 2009
- Another Pan, 2010
- Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow, 2011
- Another Jekyll, Another Hyde, 2013
- How To Tell A Story, 2015
- The Most Dangerous Book : An Illustrated Introduction To Archery, 2017
- Sasha And Puck And The Cure For Courage, 2019
- Sasha And Puck And The Cordial Cordial, 2019
- Everything Sad Is Untrue, 2020
- Sasha And Puck And The Brew For Brainwash, 2020
- Sasha And Puck And The Potion Of Luck, 2021
- Mirror Town, 2023
- The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams, 2023
- The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story, 2025
Awards
In 2020, Everything Sad Is Untrue received a Michael L. Printz Award for best book written for teens,[6] and was one of two honorees in the younger readers category for a Walter Dean Myers Award.[7] In 2021, the book received a Christopher Award in the young adult category,[8] and was a finalist for an Audie Award for Young Adult Title.[9] In 2023, the book was nominated for a Young Reader's Choice Award.[10]
Everything Sad Is Untrue was listed as one of the best children's books of 2020 by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Today, and Booklist Editors' Choice.[11][12][13][14]
In 2024, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams was selected as a Newbery Honor book.[15]
In 2025, The Teacher of Nomad Land won the National Book Award in the category Young People's Literature. [16] It was named a Newbery Honor book in January 2026.[17]