Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. His 2008 debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a 2012 movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. In 2012, his young-adult novel, Boy 21, was reviewed favorably by The New York Times.
Matthew Quick
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- Born
- 23 October 1973
- Birthplace
- Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- La Salle University, Goddard College, Collingswood High School
- Spouse
- Alicia Bessette
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- romance
- Languages
- English
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Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. His 2008 debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a 2012 movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. In 2012, his young-adult novel, Boy 21, was reviewed favorably by The New York Times.
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Quick was a finalist for the TIME 100 most influential people of 2013.
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Key facts
• Born — 23 October 1973 • Birthplace — Camden, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — Writer • Education — La Salle University, Goddard College, Collingswood High School • Genre — Adult novels, Young-adult novels • Notable Works — The Silver Linings Playbook • Spouse — Alicia Bessette • Website — matthewquickwriter.com
Personal life
Personal life
Quick grew up in Oaklyn, New Jersey, and graduated from Collingswood High School. He has a degree in English literature and secondary education from La Salle University and an MFA from Goddard College. Quick taught high school literature in southern New Jersey for several years before leaving his job as a tenured English teacher in Haddonfield, New Jersey, to write his first novel. Quick lived in Massachusetts for several years; he and his wife, novelist and pianist Alicia Bessette, now live on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from La Salle in 2013.
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Works
Source: Fiction Database • The Silver Linings Playbook (2008), • Sorta Like a Rockstar (2010) – YA, • Boy21 (2012) – YA, • Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (2013) – YA • The Good Luck of Right Now (2014) • Love May Fail (2015), • Every Exquisite Thing (2016) – YA • The Reason You're Alive (2017) • We Are the Light (2022)
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• Silver Linings Playbook (2012) • All Together Now (2020)
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