Roger Hobbs

Roger Hobbs
Born	(1988-06-10)June 10, 1988 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 14, 2016(2016-11-14) (aged 28) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Education	Reed College, Conestoga High School [1] [2]
Occupation	Author www.rogerhobbs.com

Roger J. Hobbs (June 10, 1988 – November 14, 2016) ^[3] was an American writer. ^[4] He was the author of Ghostman and Vanishing Games. ^{[5] [6]} In 2011, Hobbs sold the adaptation rights to his crime fiction Ghostman to Warner Brothers. ^{[7] [8]} In 2014, Hobbs was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. ^{[9] [10] [11]} Roger Hobbs died of a drug overdose in Portland, Oregon, on November 14, 2016. ^[12]

• Hobbs, Roger (2013). Ghostman. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN   9780307950499.
• Hobbs, Roger (2015). Vanishing Games. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN   9780804170949.

• In Italia: Hobbs, Roger (2013) L'ombra. Einaudi. (2015) Pronti a svanire. Einaudi.

References

1. "Bookmarks: Reed College graduate Roger Hobbs publishes first novel at 24". Oregon Live.
2. "Portland Author Roger Hobbs on Writing and "Delicious" Suits - Portland". Portland Runtimes. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
3. "Roger J. Hobbs Obituary (1988 - 2016) the Oregonian".
4. Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (March 6, 2013). "How a Twentysomething Debut Author Pulled Off a Crime Bestseller". Wall Street Journal.
5. Kakutani, Michiko (February 10, 2013). "'Ghostman' by Roger Hobbs". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331.
6. VANISHING GAMES by Roger Hobbs | Kirkus Reviews.
7. Miller, Daniel (April 12, 2012). "Warner Bros. Picks Up 'The Ghostman' Adaptation Rights". Hollywood Reporter.
8. "Roger Hobbs - Interview". Booklist.
9. "Two Portland writers are Edgar Award finalists; Simenon gets new translations; Eugene authors and publishers: crime fiction roundup". Oregon Live. January 23, 2014.
10. "Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014 | Bookreporter.com". www.bookreporter.com.
11. "2014-Edgar-Nominees". Daily Kos.
12. Cowdrey, Catherine (November 16, 2016). "Transworld mourns 'tragic' death of author Roger Hobbs, aged 28". The Bookseller . Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.