Jesse Andrews was born in September 15, 1982. He is an author, screenwriter, and former German youth hostel receptionist. Jesse was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Schenley High School and Harvard University. His debut novel, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl written from the perspective of Greg Gaines (an awkward high school senior who is not part of any social group and with practically no ‘friends’), was published by Harry Abrams in 2012 and won that year's Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction.
It had the misfortune to be published at roughly the same time as that other teens-with-cancer juggernaut, leading some to believe that Andrews' work, "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," was a reaction or corrective.
Before the success of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Jesse was floundering. After graduating from Harvard, he spent his twenties bouncing around dead-end jobs and writing two unpublished novels which he deems “huge failures.”
Then a college friend who worked in publishing suggested a change in direction—why didn’t he write a young adult novel? Writing Me and Earl and the Dying Girl introduced Jesse to the conventions of screenwriting, since the novel’s film-obsessed narrator renders many of his encounters as scripts. Thanks to that conceit, producer Dan Fogelman ended up suggesting that Andrews adapt the script himself—and offered to walk him through the process.
The movie premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation, winning both the Audience Award (U.S. - Dramatic) and the Grand Jury Prize (U.S. - Dramatic). The film was released on June 12, 2015 worldwide and has received positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly has exclusively announced what's next for Jesse which are two new novels with The Haters as the first and will be published by Amulet Books in April 2016.
The book follows a trio of pals who have escaped from jazz camp to head out on the road, as all up-and-coming bands must. The book is also grounded in something deeply familiar: Jesse’s own experience in a road-traveling band. Jesse currently lives in Massachusetts. Still curious? Check out Jo's entry on her amusing chat with the writer or stalk him at his website.
Before the success of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Jesse was floundering. After graduating from Harvard, he spent his twenties bouncing around dead-end jobs and writing two unpublished novels which he deems “huge failures.”
Then a college friend who worked in publishing suggested a change in direction—why didn’t he write a young adult novel? Writing Me and Earl and the Dying Girl introduced Jesse to the conventions of screenwriting, since the novel’s film-obsessed narrator renders many of his encounters as scripts. Thanks to that conceit, producer Dan Fogelman ended up suggesting that Andrews adapt the script himself—and offered to walk him through the process.
The movie premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation, winning both the Audience Award (U.S. - Dramatic) and the Grand Jury Prize (U.S. - Dramatic). The film was released on June 12, 2015 worldwide and has received positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly has exclusively announced what's next for Jesse which are two new novels with The Haters as the first and will be published by Amulet Books in April 2016.
The book follows a trio of pals who have escaped from jazz camp to head out on the road, as all up-and-coming bands must. The book is also grounded in something deeply familiar: Jesse’s own experience in a road-traveling band. Jesse currently lives in Massachusetts. Still curious? Check out Jo's entry on her amusing chat with the writer or stalk him at his website.
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