Lily Brooks-Dalton Explained
Lily Brooks-Dalton (born August 18, 1987) is an American writer. She was born and raised in southern Vermont. Her first book, Motorcycles I've Loved: A Memoir, published in 2015 by Riverhead,[1] was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Her first novel, Good Morning, Midnight, was published the next year by Random House,[2] and it has been translated into half a dozen languages,[3] with a film adaptation as The Midnight Sky in December 2020 starring and directed by George Clooney.[4]
Brooks-Dalton earned a BA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst[5] and a MFA at Portland State University.[6]
Works
- Motorcycles I've Loved: A Memoir. Riverhead/Penguin Random House, New York 2014, .
- Quartz and Other Stories. (Master-Thesis, Portland State University). Portland, Oregon 2016 (pdx.edu).
- Good Morning, Midnight. Random House, New York 2016, .
- The Light Pirate. Grand Central Publishing, New York 2022. .
External links
Notes and References
- News: Brooks-Dalton . Lily . March 4, 2016 . Love and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Published 2016) . en-US . . December 2, 2020 . ST6 . 0362-4331 . live . 2020-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125705/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/fashion/love-motorcycle-independence.html .
- News: Hightower . Nancy . August 16, 2016 . 'Good Morning, Midnight' and other best new science fiction and fantasy. en-US . . December 2, 2020 . 0190-8286 . live . 2021-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101103317/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/good-morning-midnight-and-other-best-new-science-fiction-and-fantasy/2016/08/16/6a170990-6092-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html .
- Web site: Vroman's Live – Meredith Hall, in conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton, discusses Beneficence Vroman's Bookstore. December 2, 2020. www.vromansbookstore.com. January 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154259/https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/vromans-live-meredith-hall-conversation-lily-brooks-dalton-discusses-beneficence. live.
- News: Breznican . Anthony . Brace Yourself for George Clooney's Apocalyptic The Midnight Sky . December 2, 2020 . . en-us . December 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224234014/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/george-clooney-the-midnight-sky-first-look . live.
- Web site: Lily Brooks-Dalton '2012 Department of English UMass Amherst. December 2, 2020. www.umass.edu. en-US. January 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154301/https://www.umass.edu/english/profile/lily-brooks-dalton. live.
- Web site: Lily Brooks-Dalton: Author Presentation & Book Signing – 2/13 City of Lake Oswego. December 2, 2020. www.ci.oswego.or.us. January 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210104154301/https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/loreads/lily-brooks-dalton-author-presentation-book-signing-213. live.