Lynn Weingarten
Biography
Lynn Weingarten
Lynn Weingarten is a writer and book editor living in Brooklyn, New York. Her fourth Young Adult novel, SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, was just released by SimonPulse in the US and Egmont/Electric Monkey in the UK. It was on Vanity Fair’s list of Best Books for July, Paste Magazine’s list 10 of the Best New YA Books For July, and The Guardian’s list of 5 of the Best in Young Adult Fiction.
Her previous books include WHEREVER NINA LIES (an ALA Top Ten Popular Paperback for Young Adults, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, a YALSA Teen’s Top Ten Nominee and a Sequoyah Book Award Nominee) and THE SECRET SISTERHOOD OF HEARTBREAKERS (One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Books of 2011).
In the past, Lynn edited books and developed ideas for Alloy Entertainment. She is currently a commissioning editor/idea developer for Working Partners.
When she isn’t writing or editing, Lynn likes making stop animations, playing violin and going to Prospect Park to look for bats.
Lynn Weingarten