Stephen Markley | |
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![]() Markley at the 2023 Texas Book Festival | |
Born | Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. | 2 October 1983
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Stephen Markley (born October 2, 1983 in Mount Vernon, Ohio [1] ) is an American journalist and author, whose work includes memoirs and novels. [2] His first novel Ohio takes place during a single evening. [3] His second novel The Deluge is a dystopian epic about climate change spanning the years 2013 through to the 2030s. [3] [4] The New York Times review said of it that the "dystopia is realistic and nuanced, grim but playful, setting Markley’s book apart from the tsunami of recent climate-change literature." [5] The New York Times named The Deluge one of the 100 Notable Books of 2023. [6]
Markley is reportedly working on an adaptation of Ohio for an HBO series to be produced by Sam Levinson. [7]
Stephen Markley was born in Ohio and is a graduate of Miami University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. [2] [8]
Source: WorldCat [9]