Jonathan Stroud

The Bartimaeus sequence is the recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. Stroud's works have also been featured on ALA Notable lists of books for children and young adults. In 2020, Netflix announced a TV series based on Lockwood & Co., with filming initiated in July 2021.

Jonathan Stroud studied at University of York. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are fantasy. Works named in the authority record are The Bartimaeus Sequence and Lockwood & Co. Distinctions recorded are Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Young-Adult Novel and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.

• Name — Jonathan Stroud • Born — 27 October 1970 • Birthplace — Bedford, England • Occupation — Writer • Period — 1999–present • Genre — Children's fantasy • Website — www.jonathanstroud.com • Education — Vanbrugh College, York

Born in 1970 in Bedford, England, Stroud began to write stories at a very young age. He grew up in St Albans where he attended Wheatfields Junior School and St Albans Boys' School. He enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. He attributes his love of reading and writing to being ill between the ages of seven and nine. To escape boredom, he would occupy himself with books and stories. He studied of English literature at the University of York where he was a member of Vanbrugh College, after which he worked in London as an editor for publishers Walker Books. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success. Among his works are the best-selling Bartimaeus Trilogy, which has received note for its satire and use of magic to explore themes of class struggle. By narrating the story from the perspective of Bartimaeus, a sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni, Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. The books in this series, his first to be published in the United States, are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and prequel The Ring of Solomon. In 2013, the first book in the Lockwood & Co (which is about a ghost hunter agency in a ghost-ravaged England) series, Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase was released, and achieved critical acclaim, with Rick Riordan calling Stroud a "genius". The second book, The Whispering Skull, was released in September 2014. A third novel, titled The Hollow Boy, was announced through a competition orchestrated by Stroud, asking readers to send in an idea for a ghost to feature in the third story. The fourth book, The Creeping Shadow, was published in 2016, and the last book in the series, The Empty Grave, was published in 2017. In late 2020, Netflix announced that Stroud's Lockwood & Co. series would be made into a television show produced by Nira Park, Rachael Prior, and Joe Cornish. Filming began in July 2021 in London. His newest series, The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, which currently consists of three books, is about two outlaws and their infamous heists.

Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with his wife Gina and their three children.

Heroes of the Valley was featured on the VOYA Magazine's Perfect Tens list in 2009.

The Amulet of Samarkand was given a starred review by Booklist and Publishers Weekly in 2003, recommended on Texas Lone Star's YA reading list in 2005, and given commendation for Great Graphic Novels for Teens in 2011.

The Screaming Staircase has been recommended by Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (audiobook) and Children and Teens (ten to fourteen) (2014); Texas Lone Star Reading List (2014); Cooperative Children's Book Center (2014); Look! Hoo's Reading (2014), and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2014). The Whispering Skull was selected by the CCBC Choices (2015) and the Junior Library Guild (2015) and was given a starred review by Booklist (2014), Kirkus (2014), and School Library Journal (2014). The Hollow Boy was selected by the CCBC Choices (2016) and the Junior Library Guild (2016) and was given a starred review by Booklist (2015) and School Library Journal (2015). The Creeping Shadow was given a starred review by Booklist (2016) and was selected by the Junior Library Guild as their mystery/adventure novel of 2017. The Empty Grave was given a starred review by Booklist in 2017.

• Book — Year — Award name — Award Body — Result — Ref. Reference • The Amulet of Samarkand — 2004 — Best Books for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2004 — Notable Children's Books — American Library Association • 2004 — Boston Globe–Horn Book Award — The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine — Honor book • 2004 — Locus Award (YA) — Locus • 2004 — Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2005 — Nevada Young Readers' Award (YA) — Nevada Library Association • 2005 — Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Jugendbuch • 2006 — Evergreen Teen Book Award — Washington Young Adult Review Group • 2006 — Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers — Georgia Library Association • 2007 — Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Grades 4-6) — Wyoming Library Association • The Golem's Eye — 2005 — Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2005 — Best Books for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2005 — Locus Award (YA) — Locus • 2007 — Colorado Blue Spruce Award (YA) — Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Awards • Ptolemy's Gate — 2006 — Cybils Award (Speculative Fiction) — Cybils Awards • 2006 — Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel — Locus • 2006 — Corine International Book Prize — Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels • 2007 — Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2007 — Notable Children's Recordings — American Library Association • Bartimaeus trilogy (books 1–3) — 2006 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature — Mythopoeic Society • 2007 — Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Youth Novel) — Utopiales • The Ring of Solomon — 2010 — Costa Children's Book Award — Costa Coffee • 2010 — Der Leserpreis (The Reader's Award) — Lovelybooks.de — Shortlisted • 2012 — Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults — American Library Association

• Book — Year — Award name — Award Body — Result — Ref. Reference • The Screaming Staircase — 2013 — Cybils Award (Speculative Fiction) — Cybils Awards • 2013 — Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) — Goodreads • 2014 — Los Angeles Times Book Prize — Los Angeles Times — Finalist • 2014 — Edgar Awards (Best Juvenile) — Mystery Writers of America • 2014 — WeRead Prize — Jewish Community Secondary School • 2014 — Booktrust Best Book Awards (9-11 Best Story) — BookTrust and Amazon Kindle — Shortlisted • 2014 — North Carolina Young Adult Book Award • 2014 — Carnegie Medal — CILIP • 2014 — Worcestershire Teen Book Award — Worcestershire Public Libraries — Shortlisted • 2014 — Silver Inky Award — Inside a Dog — Shortlisted • 2015 — Sakura Medal — International Librarians of Japan • 2015 — Warwickshire Secondary Book Awards — Stratford Girls' Grammar School • 2015 — Coventry Inspiration Book Awards — Coventry City Council — Shortlisted • 2015 — UKYA Blogger Awards — UKYA Blogger Awards • 2015 — The Weald Book Award — The Weald School — Shortlisted • 2015 — Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2016 — Beehive Book Awards (Young Adult Fiction) — Children's Literature Association of Utah • 2016 — Nevada Young Readers' Award (Intermediate) — Nevada Library Association • 2016 — Sasquatch Award — Washington Library Association • 2017 — Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award — Rebecca Caudhill • The Whispering Skull — 2014 — Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) — Goodreads • 2015 — Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults — American Library Association • The Hollow Boy — 2015 — Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) — Goodreads • The Creeping Shadow — 2016 — Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) — Goodreads • The Empty Grave — 2017 — Goodreads Choice Awards (Middle Grade & Children's) — Goodreads • 2017 — Booklist Editor's Choice for Youth — Booklist • 2019 — Carnegie Medal — CILIP

• Book — Year — Award name — Award Body — Result — Ref. Reference • Heroes of the Valley — 2009 — Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas for Mejor novela extranjera independiente • 2010 — Locus Award (YA) — Locus • 2010 — Best Books for Young Adults — American Library Association • 2010 — Carnegie Medal in Literature — CILIP • 2011 — Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas for Mejor novela extranjera perteneciente a saga

Jonathan Stroud is recorded with the occupation young adult author. Recorded with the occupation children's writer. Recorded with the occupation literary editor. Classed in the genre fantasy. Recorded as having received Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Young-Adult Novel and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. Recognition and collections. Stroud received Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Young-Adult Novel and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature.