Lily Brooks-Dalton

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Lily Brooks-Dalton
Born (1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 36)
Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
Portland State University (MFA)

Lily Brooks-Dalton (born August 18, 1987) is an American writer. She was born and raised in southern Vermont. Her first book, Motorcycles I've Loved: A Memoir, published in 2015 by Riverhead, [1] was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Her first novel, Good Morning, Midnight , was published the next year by Random House, [2] [3] and it has been translated into half a dozen languages, [4] with a film adaptation as The Midnight Sky in December 2020 starring and directed by George Clooney. [5]

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Brooks-Dalton earned a BA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst [6] and a MFA at Portland State University. [7]

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References

  1. Brooks-Dalton, Lily (March 4, 2016). "Love and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Published 2016)". The New York Times . p. ST6. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. Hightower, Nancy (August 16, 2016). "'Good Morning, Midnight' and other best new science fiction and fantasy". Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. Eilis O'Hanlon (August 15, 2016). "New Fiction: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton". The Irish Independent . Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021. Good Morning, Midnight is strong on mood, whether it's the bleak, snowy outreaches of the Arctic or the surreal, sterile atmosphere on board the spaceship.
  4. "Vroman's Live – Meredith Hall, in conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton, discusses Beneficence | Vroman's Bookstore". www.vromansbookstore.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. Breznican, Anthony. "Brace Yourself for George Clooney's Apocalyptic The Midnight Sky". Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. "Lily Brooks-Dalton '2012 | Department of English | UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. "Lily Brooks-Dalton: Author Presentation & Book Signing – 2/13 | City of Lake Oswego". www.ci.oswego.or.us. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.