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Lauren Oliver is the author of the Delirium trilogy — “Delirium,” “Pandemonium” and “Requiem.” The following is a complete transcript of her interview with Cracking the Cover.
Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Writing was always a part of my life. My parents definitely encouraged my sister and me to live imaginatively; we were constantly playing make-believe, scribbling down stories, inventing worlds of our own, and of course, reading. I’m not sure I always knew I’d be able to write for a living, though–for a long time, I wanted to be a ballet dancer!
Why do you write for young readers?
I think I’m drawn to writing young adult books because the themes of many coming-of-age stories–identity, first loves, self-definition–strongly appeal to me. And I love writing middle grade books because the first books I ever loved, the first books that ever inspired me, were written for that age group (The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe; Matilda; the Redwall series). But I have an “adult” novel coming out in 2014 and I think I’ll probably continue writing for all ages.
Where did the idea for Delirium trilogy come from?
I wanted to write a book about love–not just romantic lo
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Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels REPLICA, VANISHING GIRLS, PANIC, and the Delirium trilogy: DELIRIUM, PANDEMONIUM, and REQUIEM, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both REPLICA and Lauren's bestselling first novel, BEFORE I FALL, were acquired by AwesomenessTV; a major motion picture adaptation of BEFORE I FALL was announced by Open Road Films in 2016.
Lauren is also the author of novels for middle grade readers: THE SPINDLERS; LIESL & PO, which was an E. B. White Read Aloud Award nominee; and the Curiosity House series, co-written with H. C. Chester. She has also written one novel for adults, ROOMS.
A graduate of the University of Chicago and NYU's MFA program, Lauren Oliver is also the cofounder of content development company Paper Lantern Lit.
Books by Lauren Oliver
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver- Fiction, Young Adult 12+