| Daisy Whitney | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author and journalist |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
Daisy Whitney is an American young adult fiction author and multimedia reporter. Her novels include The Mockingbirds, The Rivals, When You Were Here, Starry Nights, and The Fire Artist.
Biography
Whitney has a 1994 degree in art history from Brown University. In 2007, while working as a reporter for TelevisionWeek, Whitney created the webcast "New Media Minute" with her videographer husband, broadcast on BeetTV.com, iMedia and other sites.
She has published several young adult fiction novels. The Mockingbirds was published in 2010, followed by its sequel The Rivals in 2012. In 2013, she published When You Were Here, which she has said was in part inspired by the film Lost in Translation. Starry Nights was also published in 2013, followed by The Fire Artist in 2014.
Books
- When You Were Here, Little, Brown and Company, 2013, ISBN 978-0-316-20974-8
- The Mockingbirds, Little, Brown and Company, 2012, ISBN 978-0-316-09053-7
- Starry Nights, Bloomsbury. 2013, ISBN 978-1-61963-133-5
References
- "Daisy Whitney". Daisywhitney.blogspot.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "How to: Making Daisy Whitney's 'New Media Minute'". Ad Age. January 2, 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "The Mockingbirds". Kirkus Reviews. October 1, 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Lehman, Carolyn (March 2011). "The Mockingbirds". School Library Journal. 57 (3): 175 – via MasterFILE Complete.
- Engberg, Gillian (October 15, 2010). "The Mockingbirds". Booklist. 107 (4): 60 – via MasterFILE Complete.
- Dobrez, Cindy (February 15, 2012). "The Rivals". Booklist. 108 (12): 54 – via MasterFILE Complete.
- Krippner, Leah (February 2012). "The Rivals". School Library Journal. 58 (2) – via MasterFILE Complete.
- "The Rivals". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Tran, Allison (August 2013). "When You Were Here". School Library Journal. 59 (8) – via MasterFILE Complete.
- Lamb, Joyce. "Daisy Whitney: A strange city can point you to the one you love". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- "Starry Nights". Kirkus Reviews. August 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Phelan, Carolyn (September 15, 2013). "Starry Nights". Booklist. 110 (2): 77 – via MasterFILE Complete.
- "The Fire Artist". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Wengler, Susan (2014). "The Fire Artist". School Library Journal. 60 (7) – via Business Insights Global.
- When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney (review), Deborah Stevenson, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Johns Hopkins University Press, Volume 67, Number 1, September 2013 p. 60, doi:10.1353/bcc.2013.0553
- "When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- "The Mockingbirds Book Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- "The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- "Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-07-13.