Cylin Busby Explained
Cylin Busby is an author and screenwriter, known for the best-selling true crime memoir, The Year We Disappeared, written with her father John Busby.
Early life
Born the youngest of three children (she has two older brothers, Eric Busby and Shawn Busby), Cylin grew up in Falmouth on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 1979, her police officer father, John Busby, was seriously injured in a shooting.[1] During the resulting investigation, the family was relocated and lived in hiding for five years.[2] [3] Cylin and John co-wrote a memoir about the experience which went on to become a best seller, placing at #3 on the nonfiction lists for The Wall Street Journal[4] [5] and Publishers Weekly.[6] [7] The book also earned #1 best seller placement on Amazon's nonfiction list. Their memoir was featured in 2009 on the CBS television program 48 Hours in an episode titled Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared[8] and was optioned for a motion picture in 2014.
Education and career
Cylin graduated from Hampshire College (B.A.). Her publishing career began at Random House. She would later work at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster as a children's book editor. In 2000, she relocated to Los Angeles where she began working as the Senior Editor of Teen Magazine. She has written more than 20 books for young readers and is published in 15 countries.
Personal
Cylin lives in Los Angeles with her family. Her latest novel is the YA thriller, The Stranger Game.[9] HarperCollins announced the publication of her next picture book, The White House Cat, for January 2022.[10]
In 2022, Cylin had an unexpected encounter with P-22, a famous mountain lion from Griffith Park in Los Angeles, who showed up on her front porch.[11]
Awards and recognition
For The Year We Disappeared
- Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008[12] [13]
- An IndieBound Next Pick
- Cybils Award, Nonfiction, 2008[14]
- Georgia Peach Book Award For Teen Readers Nominee
- IRA/CC Young Adults’ Choice
- Texas Taysha Reading List (2010)
- Iowa High School Book Award (2011)
For Blink Once
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Scholastic Catalog Selection
- Nominated and Finalist: Isinglass Book Award, 2014
- Nominated and Finalist: Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2014
- Published in: US, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Czech Republic, Germany.
For The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs
- Starred review, Booklist
- Starred review, School Library Journal
- Amazon "Best Book of the Month" February 2016
For The Stranger Game
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Rights sold in: US, United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain, France
Works
Fiction
- The Chicken Fried Rat (1999)
- Blink Once (2012)
- The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs (2016)
- The Stranger Game (2016)
Nonfiction
- Getting Dumped…and Getting Over It (2001)
- Pajama Party Undercover (2003)
- Dream Journey (2003)
Picture Book
- The Bookstore Cat (2020) Illustrations by Charles Santoso [10]
- The White House Cat (2022) Illustrations by Neely Daggett [15]
Memoir
- The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir, John and Cylin Busby (2008).[16] [17] [18] [19]
Series
- Date Him or Dump Him? (2007)
- The Campfire Crush
- The Dance Dilemma
- Ski Trip Trouble
Anthology
- First Kiss, Then Tell (2008)[20]
Short Story
Audio book
- The Year We Disappeared, John and Cylin Busby, (2012)
- The Stranger Game (2016)
Film and television
- 48 Hours "Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared" (airdate: 2/14/09)
- Optioned: The Year We Disappeared (limited series)
- In development: The Stranger Game (TV series)
Screenplay: Rebecca and Quinn Get Scared (with Nanci Katz)
- Sold to New Line Cinema.[21] Trish Sie attached to direct.[22] Donald DeLine producing.[23]
- Austin Film Festival Finalist (Comedy), Semifinalist (Horror), 2017[24]
- Script Pipeline Screenplay competition, 2017
- BlueCat Screenplay competition, 2017
Screenplay: Extremophile (sci-fi/horror)
- Finalist, The Writers Lab, 2022.[25]
- Based on short story, The Homestake Project
Screenplay: A Tale of Two Christmases (written with Nanci Katz) (Crown Media/Hallmark)
- 2022 (premiere 11/26/22 on Peacock+ and Hallmark Channel[26])
Screenplay: Weekend to Die For (written with Nanci Katz)
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050926/NEWS01/309269956 . June 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020102115/http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050926%2FNEWS01%2F309269956 . October 20, 2014 .
- News: Pearsall. Samantha. The Never-ending Reine Saga. November 10, 2015. Cape Cod Times. April 10, 2009.
- News: Gately. Paul. Bourne seen as safe site for Falmouth crime victim. November 10, 2015. Bourne Courier. September 11, 2008.
- Web site: Associated . The . WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS – Washington Times . Pages.citebite.com . March 13, 2014 . February 23, 2016.
- News: Wall Street Journal Best-Sellers . . February 23, 2016.
- Web site: Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers – Las Vegas Sun News . Pages.citebite.com . June 15, 2014 . February 23, 2016.
- Web site: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Las Vegas Sun News . https://archive.today/20140615165544/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/13/publishers-weekly-best-sellers . dead . June 15, 2014 . June 15, 2014 .
- Web site: Live To Tell: The Year We Disappeared . CBS News . February 14, 2009 . February 23, 2016.
- Book: Amazon . 978-0062354600 . Busby . Cylin . October 25, 2016 . HarperCollins .
- Web site: HarperCollins . HarperCollins.
- Web site: Remembering P-22, the Celebrity Mountain Lion Who Roamed Los Angeles . Jarvey . Natalie . 20 December 2022 . Vanity Fair . 29 July 2024.
- Web site: Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2008 . Pages.citebite.com . November 3, 2008 . February 23, 2016.
- Web site: Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2008 . Publishersweekly.com . November 3, 2008 . February 23, 2016.
- Web site: Cybils: The 2008 Cybils Winners . Dadtalk.typepad.com . February 14, 2009 . February 23, 2016.
- Web site: HarperCollins . HarperCollins.
- News: Hassett. Bob. Great YA biographies your kids (and face it: you) will like to read. November 10, 2015. Washington Post. February 13, 2015.
- News: Szmit. Kathleen. The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir. November 10, 2015. The Barnstable Patriot. July 31, 2008.
- News: Hawk. Fran. Book chronicles a family's ordeal (book review). The Post and Courier. June 22, 2009.
- News: Curry. Maureen. Books to lift you up. The Morning Star. June 17, 2012.
- News: Green. Judy. A peek at some private memories (book review). McClatchy. Sacramento Bee. March 9, 2008.
- Web site: 'Pitch Perfect 3' Director Tackling Female Horror Comedy for New Line (Exclusive) . . January 16, 2019 .
- [Trish Sie]
- [Donald De Line]
- https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplay-and-teleplay-submissions-2/2017-script-competition-semifinalists-second-rounders/ 2017 SCRIPT COMPETITION SEMIFINALISTS & SECOND ROUNDERS
- Web site: Cylin Busby . Coverfly . 2021-11-10.
- Web site: September 26 . Dan Snierson Updated . EDT . 2022 at 02:49 PM . Here's when all 40 new Hallmark Christmas movies will air — plus your first look at 20 of them . 2022-09-30 . EW.com . en.