Sarah Mlynowski
{{Short description|Canadian writer}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Sarah Mlynowski
| image = Sarah Mlynowski 2023 Texas Book Festival.jpg
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| caption = Mlynowski at the 2023 Texas Book Festival
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|01|04|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| citizenship = United States, Canada{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
| occupation = Novelist
| period = 2001–present
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| spouse = Todd Swidler
| partner =
| children = Chloe and Anabelle
| relatives = Elissa Ambrose (mother)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.SarahM.com}}
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Sarah Mlynowski (born January 4, 1977) is a Canadian writer of middle-grade fiction, young adult novels, and adult fiction. She lives in New York City.{{Cite web|title = About|url = http://www.sarahm.com/about|website = Sarah Mlynowski|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}
Biography
Sarah Mlynowski is the daughter of the romance writer Elissa Ambrose. Her parents are divorced, and she has one sister, Aviva Mlynowski, and an older stepsister.{{Cite web|title = Sarah Mlynowski -- Biographies |publisher= Epic Reads|url = http://www.epicreads.com/authors/sarah-mlynowski/136/|website = www.epicreads.com|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}
She graduated with an Honors degree in English literature from McGill University. Later, she moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She used her romance publishing experiences in her first novel Milkrun, which has since been published in 16 countries, selling over 600,000 copies around the globe. After her second novel Fishbowl was published, she moved to New York City to write full-time. She is best known for her New York Times best-selling series Whatever After. Along with authors Michael Buckley, Julia DeVillers, and Adele Griffin, Mlynowski is a co-founder of OMG BookFest, a book festival geared to middle-grade readers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.omgbookfest.org/authors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523183437/https://omgbookfest.org/authors|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2020|title=Authors|last=|first=|date=|website=OMG BookFest|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-31}}
Mlynowski married her husband Todd in 2004, and together they have two daughters, Chloe and Anabelle.[http://www.parentsreadbest.com/authors-read-best-sarah-mlynowksi/ Authors Read Best - Sarah Mlynowksi — Parents Read Best] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314163556/http://www.parentsreadbest.com/authors-read-best-sarah-mlynowksi/ |date=2016-03-14 }} Retrieved 2016-03-14.
Bibliography
=Adult fiction <ref>{{Cite web|title = Adults|url = http://www.sarahm.com/adults|website = Sarah Mlynowski|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref>=
- Milkrun (2001)
- Fishbowl (2002)
- As Seen on TV (2003)
- Monkey Business (2004)
- Me Vs. Me (2006)
= Non-fiction <ref>{{Cite web|title = See Jane Write|url = http://www.sarahm.com/see-jane-write|website = Sarah Mlynowski|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref> =
- See Jane Write (2006) (with Farrin Jacobs)
= Young adult <ref>{{Cite web|title = Teens|url = http://www.sarahm.com/teens|website = Sarah Mlynowski|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref> =
- Magic in Manhattan series
- # Bras & Broomsticks (2005)
- # Frogs & French Kisses (2006)
- # Spells & Sleeping Bags (2007)
- # Parties & Potions (2008)
- How to Be Bad (2008) (with E. Lockhart and Lauren Myracle)
- Gimme a Call (2010)
- Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) (2011)
- Don't Even Think About It (2014)
- Think Twice (Don't Even Think About It, Book #2) (2016)
- I See London, I See France (2017)
= Middle grade <ref>{{Cite web|title = Kids|url = http://www.sarahm.com/kids|website = Sarah Mlynowski|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref> =
- Whatever After series
- # Fairest of All (2012)
- # If the Shoe Fits (2012)
- # Sink or Swim (2013)
- # Dream On (2013)
- # Bad Hair Day (2014)
- # Cold As Ice (2014)
- # Beauty Queen (2015)
- # Once Upon a Frog (2015)
- # Genie in a Bottle (2016)
- # Sugar and Spice (2016)
- # Abby in Wonderland (2017)
- # Two Peas in a Pod (2018)
- # Seeing Red (2018)
- # Spill the Beans (2019)
- # Abby in Oz (2020)
- # Good As Gold (2021)
- # Just Dance (2022)
- # Abby in Neverland (2023)
- # Fairest of All: A Graphic Novel (2024)
- # Liar Liar (2024)
- # ‘’Mirror Mirror’’ (2025)
- Upside-Down Magic series (with Emily Jenkins and Lauren Myracle)
- # Upside-Down Magic (2015)
- # Upside-Down Magic: Sticks & Stones (2016)
- # Upside-Down Magic: Showing Off (2017)
- # Upside-Down Magic: Dragon Overnight (2018)
- # Upside-Down Magic: Weather of Not (2019)
- # Upside-Down Magic: The Big Shrink (2019)
- #Upside-Down Magic: Hide and Seek (2020)
- #Upside-Down Magic: Night Owl (2021)
- The Legends of Greemulax (2019) (with Kimmy Schmidt){{Cite web|title = Kimmy Schmidt's fictional novel, The Legends of Greemulax, is being published for real|url = https://www.cbc.ca/books/kimmy-schmidt-s-fictional-novel-the-legends-of-greemulax-is-being-published-for-real-1.5028453|website = CBC.ca|last=Koeverden|first=Jane van|date=21 February 2019|accessdate=15 October 2023}}
- Best Wishes series{{Cite web|title = Best Wishes|url = https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sarah-mlynowski/best-wishes/|website = Kirkus Reviews|accessdate = 15 October 2023}}
- # Best Wishes (2022)
- # Sister Switch (2023) (with Debbie Rigaud)
- # Time After Time (2023) (with Christina Soontornvat)
- # Like A Boss (2024)
References
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External links
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- {{LCAuth|nr2003004890|Sarah Mlynowski|23|ue}} (2001–2014)
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Category:Canadian fantasy writers
Category:Canadian romantic fiction writers
Category:Canadian writers of young adult literature
Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:McGill University alumni
Category:Canadian women science fiction and fantasy writers
Category:Canadian women romantic fiction writers
Category:Canadian women writers of young adult literature