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American author
Justin Cronin
Cronin at the 2012 Texas Book Festival
Born 1962 (age 61–62)
New England , United States Occupation Novelist, English professor Genre
Horror , Science fiction
Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written six novels: Mary and O'Neil, The Ferryman, and The Summer Guest , as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of
The Passage ,
The Twelve and
The City of Mirrors . He has won the
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel , the Stephen Crane Prize, and a
Whiting Award .
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Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of
Harvard University and the
Iowa Writers’ Workshop . He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at
La Salle University in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , from 1992 to 2003. He is a former professor of English at
Rice University , and he lives with his wife and children in
Houston , Texas.
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In July 2017, Variety reported that
Fox 2000 had bought the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy.
[3] The first book of the series, The Passage , was released in June 2010.
[4] It garnered mainly favorable reviews.
[5]
[6] The book has been adapted by Fox into a
television series , with Cronin credited as a co-producer.
[7]
Bibliography
References
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"Justin Cronin Author Bookshelf – Random House – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks" . Random House. Retrieved May 4, 2012 .
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"About the Author « The Passage by Justin Cronin" . Enterthepassage.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012 .
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"Justin Cronin's Vampire Trilogy Sold to Hollywood for $1.75 Million?" . New York Magazine . New York: New York Media LLC. July 7, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2010 .
^ FRITZ LANHAM, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle (July 18, 2007).
"Houston novelist Justin Cronin sinks his teeth into deal – Houston Chronicle" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved May 4, 2012 . {{
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^ Maslin, Janet (June 6, 2010).
"Life After Apocalypse in Justin Cronin's 'Passage' " . The New York Times .
^ Flood, Alison (June 11, 2010).
"The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can get your teeth into" . The Guardian . London.
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"Internet Movie Database page for Justin Cronin" .
IMDb . Retrieved February 20, 2019 .
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"Apocalypse Wow; With big buzz around his new novel and a movie deal under his belt, Justin Cronin is lit's latest (unlikely) celebrity | Afterword | Arts | National Post" . Arts.nationalpost.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012 .
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