Ben Philippe

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| notableworks = The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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| nationality = Haitian, Canadian

| occupation = novelist, screenwriter

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| alma_mater = Columbia University (BA)

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Ben Philippe is a Haitian-Canadian author and screenwriter.{{Cite web|title=17 Black Canadian authors to read this month and all year {{!}} Curated|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/black-history-month-books|access-date=2022-02-11|website=dailyhive.com|language=en}}

Biography

Philippe was born in Haiti and raised in Montreal.{{Cite web|last=Patrick|first=Ryan|date=February 20, 2019|title=Why Ben Philippe wrote a YA novel about being a black French Canadian kid in Texas|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/why-ben-philippe-wrote-a-ya-novel-about-being-a-black-french-canadian-kid-in-texas-1.5022066 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.cbc.ca/books/why-ben-philippe-wrote-a-ya-novel-about-being-a-black-french-canadian-kid-in-texas-1.5022066 |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=CBC}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Stuart|date=2021-04-26|title=How George Floyd's death gave bite to a book called 'Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-04-26/ben-philippe-book-sure-ill-be-your-black-friend-an-interview |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-04-26/ben-philippe-book-sure-ill-be-your-black-friend-an-interview |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}} Philippe received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2011 and received his MFA from the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas.{{Cite web|title=Books – Michener Center for Writers|url=https://michener.utexas.edu/students/books/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://michener.utexas.edu/students/books/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Take Five with Ben Philippe '11|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/take-five/take-five-ben-philippe-11 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/take-five/take-five-ben-philippe-11 |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Columbia College Today|language=en}}{{cbignore}} He is currently based in New York City and is an assistant professor at Barnard College.{{Cite news|date=2021-04-25|title=Ben Philippe is happy to be your "Black friend" — but remember friendship works both ways|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/reviews/2021/04/25/ben-philippe-is-happy-to-be-your-black-friend-but-remember-friendship-works-both-ways.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/reviews/2021/04/25/ben-philippe-is-happy-to-be-your-black-friend-but-remember-friendship-works-both-ways.html |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|issn=0319-0781}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|title=Ben Philippe {{!}} Barnard English|url=https://english.barnard.edu/profiles/ben-philippe|access-date=2022-02-11|website=english.barnard.edu}}

His debut novel, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager,{{Cite web|last=Bussel|first=Rachel Kramer|title=Why This Debut Author's Book Dedication Is Going Viral|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2019/01/15/why-this-debut-authors-book-dedication-is-going-viral/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2019/01/15/why-this-debut-authors-book-dedication-is-going-viral/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{cbignore}} was named one of ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2020.{{Cite web|last=NGILBERT|date=2020-02-05|title=2020 Top Ten Best Fiction|url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-best-fiction |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-best-fiction |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)|language=en}}{{cbignore}} He won the 2020 William C. Morris Award for his work on the novel.{{Cite web|last=LSIMON|date=2020-01-27|title="The Field Guide to the North American Teenager" wins 2020 William C. Morris Award|url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/01/field-guide-north-american-teenager-wins-2020-william-c-morris-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129022508/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/01/field-guide-north-american-teenager-wins-2020-william-c-morris-award |archive-date=2020-01-29 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=News and Press Center|language=en}}

In 2020, Philippe published a novel, Charming As A Verb,{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=Book Review: Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe {{!}} The Young Folks|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/147646/charming-as-a-verb-review-ben-philippe-ya-romcom/|access-date=2022-02-11|language=en-US}} followed by a memoir, Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend in 2021, which was named one of Canada's best nonfiction books by CBC.{{Cite web|last=Ben|first=Philippe|title=Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump|url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/sure-ill-be-your-black-friend-notes-from-the-other-side-of-the-fist-bump-2111935 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/sure-ill-be-your-black-friend-notes-from-the-other-side-of-the-fist-bump-2111935 |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Library Journal}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=VanDenburgh|first=Barbara|title=5 books not to miss: Jhumpa Lahiri's 'Whereabouts,' 'Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend,' more|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/04/24/new-books-jhumpa-lahiri-ben-philippe/7343958002/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/04/24/new-books-jhumpa-lahiri-ben-philippe/7343958002/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|date=December 9, 2021|title=The best Canadian nonfiction of 2021|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-canadian-nonfiction-of-2021-1.6276723 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-canadian-nonfiction-of-2021-1.6276723 |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=CBC}}{{cbignore}}

In January 2022, Philippe was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series for his work on Only Murders in the Building.{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=2022-01-26|title=Awards HQ Jan. 25: How to Save This Year's Oscars Telecast; Emmy FYC Events Return; SAG Awards TV Predictions|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/awards-hq-january-25-emmys-newsletter-1235163521/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://variety.com/2022/tv/awards/awards-hq-january-25-emmys-newsletter-1235163521/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Variety|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=Cheung|first=Kylie|date=2021-09-29|title=Making the "Only Murders in the Building" nearly silent episode|url=https://www.salon.com/2021/09/29/only-in-the-building-deaf-episode-boy-6b/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.salon.com/2021/09/29/only-in-the-building-deaf-episode-boy-6b/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Salon|language=en}}{{cbignore}}