Brian Katcher
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Brian Katcher (born 1975) is an American author of young adult fiction. His novel Almost Perfect won the 2011 Stonewall Book Award.
Biography
Brian Katcher was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1975. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, then traveled and worked a variety of jobs before beginning his career as a writer. As of 2021, Katcher was living in central Missouri with his wife and daughter.
Awards and honors
The American Library Association included Almost Perfect on their list of ALA Rainbow Book List (2010), Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2012), and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2013).
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Almost Perfect | James Cook Book Award | Nominee | |
| Stonewall Book Award | Winner | |||
| Playing with Matches | Missouri Gateway Readers Award | Nominee | ||
| North Carolina Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [better source needed] | ||
| 2017 | The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak | Missouri Gateway Readers Award | Nominee | |
| 2020 | Deacon Locke Went to Prom | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult | Nominee | [better source needed] |
Publications
- Playing with Matches. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. 2008. ISBN 9780385735445.
- Almost Perfect. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. 2009. ISBN 9780385736657.
- Everyone Dies in the End. Dark Continents Publishing. 2014. ISBN 9780615710174.
- The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak. Katherine Tegen Books. 2015. ISBN 9780062272775.
- Deacon Locke Went to Prom. Katherine Tegen Books. 2017. ISBN 9780062422521.