T. Michael Martin

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T. Michael Martin
BornMay 1984 (age 39)
OccupationAuthor, YouTube creator, host
NationalityAmerican
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking
Genre Young adult fiction, thriller
Website
tmichaelmartin.com

T. Michael Martin (born May, 1984) is best known for his work as an American author of Young Adult fiction and as a YouTube creator and host. His debut novel, a YA thriller called The End Games, was released in May 2013. The End Games received critical praise from, among others, Voice of Youth Advocates magazine, who called it "a tale of terror worthy of the early, great Stephen King." [1] It was also chosen by John Green as the best YA novel of Summer 2013, [2] was named Booklist’s Top Youth Horror Novel of 2013, [3] and earned Martin the top spot on Booklist’s "Insanely Talented First Novelists" list. [4]

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Martin is also a YouTube vlogger, [5] a YouTube Content Strategist employed at Google, and the co-creator and former showrunner and co-host of "How to Adult," a YouTube educational channel produced by Vlogbrothers Hank and John Green.

Biography

Raised in Bridgeport, West Virginia, Martin graduated in 2007 from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking, with the highest GPA in the school's history. [6] He was inspired to write The End Games by his brother, Patrick, and their mutual love of zombie films. [7] [8] [9]

From 2013 to 2016, Martin lived in Indianapolis to produce the YouTube channel “How to Adult” along with the channel's co-creator, Emma Mills. The pair sold the show and channel to John and Hank Green’s online video company, Complexly, in 2017.

Martin currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is employed by Google as the Global YouTube Learning, Family, & Social Impact Content Strategist. As of October 2018, Martin has also begun work on his first thriller for adults, “as a hobby,” tentatively titled No Music in the Nightingale. [10]

Works

Reception

In a starred review Booklist writes that The End Games is "a glimmer of postapocalyptic hope" and "the best of the undead bunch," praising its "relentless action, intelligence, and emotion.". [12] VOYA, in a glowing review, calls it "a dynamo of a debut novel," "a tale of terror worthy of the early, great Stephen King." [13] Booklist also named it Top Youth Horror Novel of 2013 [14] and Martin its #1 "Insanely Talented First Novelists of 2013." [15] John Green chose The End Games as the best YA novel of Summer 2013 [16] and calls it "the zombie book I wish I could've written." [17]

Mr. Fahrenheit likewise won critical plaudits, including a starred review from Booklist, which called the novel “Bradburian magic. This is The Day the Earth Stood Still by way of Something Wicked This Way Comes: campy but haunting, and about ray-gun-shooting monsters as much as it is about bittersweet broken dreams.” [18] New York Times bestselling author Hank Green also praised the novel, stating, “[I]t’s wonderful. I love me some good alien stories! Action packed!” [19]

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References

  1. ↑ Clark, Cheryl (June 2013). "The End Games". Voice of Youth Advocates. 36 (2): 81. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Seira (19 June 2013). "YA Wednesday: Summer Picks from John Green, Cassie Clare & Markus Zusak". Omnivoracious. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Engberg, Gillian (1 August 2013). "Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth: 2013". Booklist. 109 (22): 90. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Kelley, Ann (16 May 2013). "On My Radar: Insanely Talented First Novelists". Booklist Online. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "T. Michael Martin YouTube Channel". YouTube . Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Schick, Michal (8 May 2013). "Hypable Author Interview: T. Michael Martin".
  7. ↑ "T. Michael Martin" . Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Introducing T. Michael Martin". 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Perine, Julie (25 December 2011). "Bridgeport Author Sells 'End Games' Novel". Clarksburg Exponent.
  10. ↑ "The Bridgeport News - T. Michael Martin". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Schick, Michal (29 May 2014). "Hypable Author Interview: T. Michael Martin". YouTube .
  12. ↑ Kraus, Daniel (1 April 2013). "The End Games". Booklist. 109 (15): 45. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  13. ↑ Clark, Cheryl (June 2013). "The End Games". Voice of Youth Advocates. 36 (2): 81. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  14. ↑ Engberg, Gillian (1 August 2013). "Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth: 2013". Booklist. 109 (22): 90. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  15. ↑ Kelley, Ann (16 May 2013). "On My Radar: Insanely Talented First Novelists". Booklist Online. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  16. ↑ Wilson, Seira (19 June 2013). "YA Wednesday: Summer Picks from John Green, Cassie Clare & Markus Zusak". Omnivoracious. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "T. Michael Martin". John Green's tumblr. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  18. ↑ Kraus, Daniel (1 January 2016). "Mr. Fahrenheit". Booklist. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  19. ↑ Green, Hank. "Hank Green on Mr. Fahrenheit" . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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