Roger Hobbs Explained

Roger Hobbs
Birth Date:10 June 1988
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Education:Reed College, Conestoga High School [1] [2]

Roger Hobbs (June 10, 1988 – November 14, 2016)[3] was an American writer.[4] He was the author of Ghostman and Vanishing Games.[5] [6] In 2011, Hobbs sold the adaptation rights to his crime fiction Ghostman to Warner Brothers.[7] [8] In 2014, Hobbs was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author.[9] [10] [11] Roger Hobbs died of a drug overdose in Portland, Oregon, on November 14, 2016.[12]

• In Italia: Hobbs, Roger (2013) L'ombra. Einaudi. (2015) Pronti a svanire. Einaudi.

Notes and References

  1. News: Bookmarks: Reed College graduate Roger Hobbs publishes first novel at 24. Oregon Live.
  2. News: Portland Author Roger Hobbs on Writing and "Delicious" Suits - Portland. Portland Runtimes. July 25, 2016. August 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818103243/http://national.suntimes.com/. dead.
  3. Web site: Roger J. Hobbs Obituary (1988 - 2016) the Oregonian.
  4. Web site: How a Twentysomething Debut Author Pulled Off a Crime Bestseller. Trachtenberg. Jeffrey A.. 2013-03-06. Wall Street Journal.
  5. News: 'Ghostman' by Roger Hobbs. Kakutani. Michiko. 2013-02-10. The New York Times. 0362-4331.
  6. Book: VANISHING GAMES by Roger Hobbs Kirkus Reviews. en-us.
  7. Web site: Warner Bros. Picks Up 'The Ghostman' Adaptation Rights. Miller. Daniel. Hollywood Reporter. April 12, 2012.
  8. Web site: Roger Hobbs - Interview. Booklist.
  9. Web site: Two Portland writers are Edgar Award finalists; Simenon gets new translations; Eugene authors and publishers: crime fiction roundup. 2014-01-23. Oregon Live.
  10. Web site: Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014 Bookreporter.com. www.bookreporter.com.
  11. News: 2014-Edgar-Nominees. Daily Kos.
  12. Web site: Transworld mourns 'tragic' death of author Roger Hobbs, aged 28 . . April 14, 2017 . November 16, 2016 . Cowdrey . Catherine . https://archive.today/20170414112801/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/transworld-mourns-tragic-loss-writer-roger-hobbs-aged-28-433116 . April 14, 2017 . live .

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