Maurene Goo is a Korean-American author of young adult fiction and comics. Her books have been translated into twelve languages[1] and two of her novels, I Believe in a Thing Called Love and Somewhere Only We Know, have been optioned to be made into feature films by Netflix.
Maurene Goo | |
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 Maurene Goo in 2018 | |
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego Emerson College |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, comics |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| maurenegoo | |
Life and education
editMaurene Goo was born in Los Angeles[2] and raised in Glendale, California.[3] She went to school thinking she was going to become a journalist,[4] and she studied communication and English literature at UC San Diego.[5] She applied to grad schools for journalism, creative writing, and publishing, ending up getting accepted into all.[4] She has a master's in publishing, writing, and literature from Emerson College. Prior to publishing her debut novel, Since You Asked, she worked in publishing and design.[6]
In 2012, she married illustrator Christopher Appelhans.[7] Their son was born in 2020.[8]
Career
editGoo published her first young adult novel, Since You Asked, in 2013 with Scholastic. Her sophomore novel, I Believe in A Thing Called Love, was released in 2017, followed by The Way You Make Me Feel (2018), and Somewhere Only We Know (2019). In 2021, Goo completed a five-issue run for Marvel Comics, writing Korean-American superhero Silk, illustrated by Canadian comic book artist Takeshi Miyazawa who has previously illustrated other comics set in the Spider-Verse.[9][10]
Her newest young adult novel, Throwback, is about a Korean American generation Z teen getting stuck in the 90s. It was published by Zando on April 11, 2023.[11]
Her work has been critically acclaimed and award-winning, receiving multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly,[12][13] Kirkus Reviews,[14][15] and Booklist,[citation needed] and has appeared on several "Best Book" lists, including NPR (2017, 2018),[16][17] Cosmo (2019),[18] The Boston Globe (2018),[19] and The New York Public Library (2017, 2018).[20][21] The Way You Make Me Feel won the California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award,[22] and was a finalist for the California Book Award.[23]
Works
editNovels
edit- Since You Asked (Scholastic, 2013)
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017)
- The Way You Make Me Feel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018)
- Somewhere Only We Know (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019)
- Throwback (Zando, 2023)
Short stories
edit- in Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America (Simon Pulse, 2018)
- in Come On In (Inkyard Press, 2020)
- in Up All Night (Algonquin, 2021)
Comics series
edit- Silk (Marvel Comics, 2020), illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa
References
edit- ^ "Foreign editions". Maurenegoo. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ Cynthia (2018-07-13). "Read is the New Black: Author Interview with Maurene Goo". Read is the New Black. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Goo, Steph Cha interviews Maurene (22 August 2018). ""So Many Stories to Tell": A Conversation with Maurene Goo". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ a b Chan, Goldie. "Telling Fun And Multi-Generational Asian American Stories With Author Maurene Goo". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Books". www.alumni.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ Gallucci, Kelly (2018-05-23). "Maurene Goo Dishes on Food Trucks, Frenemies, and The Way You Make Me Feel". Bookish. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ 100layercake (2012-09-17). "Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris". 100 Layer Cake. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Apeles, Teena (2022-10-04). "Inside the LA Home of Author Maurene Goo". JoySauce. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Cindy Moon Returns in 'Silk' #1". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Grunenwald, Joe (2020-02-28). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Comment, Amanda MacGregor Leave a (2023-04-18). "Book Review: Throwback by Maurene Goo". Teen Librarian Toolbox. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Throwback". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "I Believe in a Thing Called Love". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Throwback". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "I Believe in a Thing Called Love". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "I Believe In A Thing Called Love". NPR: Books We Love.
- ^ "The Way You Make Me Feel". NPR: Books We Love.
- ^ "The 15 Best Young Adult Books You'll Be Obsessed With in 2019". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ "The best children's books of 2018". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Introducing the Best Books for Teens 2017". New York Public Library.
- ^ "Best Books for Teens 2018". New York Public Library.
- ^ "The John and Patricia Beatty Award Recipients". California Library Association.
- ^ "Finalists for the 88th Annual California Book Awards Competition Announced". Commonwealth Club World Affairs.
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