Daniel Nayeri Explained

Daniel Nayeri is an Iranian-American author. His 2020 autobiographical novel, Everything Sad Is Untrue, received a Michael L. Printz Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award, a Christopher Award, and a Newbery Award.

Biography

Nayeri was born in Iran, and fled the country with his sister Dina, and their mother, a doctor, after a Fatwa had been issued against her.^{[1] [2] [3]} They lived for three years in refuge camps in Dubai and Rome before settling in 1990 - when Nayeri was eight years old - in Edmond, Oklahoma.^{[1] [2]} Nayeri attended Edmond Memorial High School, and New York University, where he studies writing.^[2]

Nayeri was publisher of Odd Dot, a children's publishing group at Macmillan Publishers, before leaving in 2020 to pursue full-time writing.^[4]

Nayeri lives with his wife and son in New Jersey.^[2]

Works

Nayeri's printed works include:^[5]

• Mirror Town, 2023
• The Many Assassinations Of Samir, The Seller Of Dreams, 2023
• Everything Sad Is Untrue, 2020
• Sasha And Puck And The Brew For Brainwash, 2020
• Sasha And Puck And The Potion Of Luck, 2021
• Sasha And Puck And The Cure For Courage, 2019
• Sasha And Puck And The Cordial Cordial, 2019
• The Most Dangerous Book : An Illustrated Introduction To Archery, 2017
• How To Tell A Story, 2015
• Another Jekyll, Another Hyde, 2013
• Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow, 2011
• Another Pan, 2010
• Another Faust, 2009

Awards

In 2020, Everything Sad Is Untrue received a Michael L. Printz Award for best book written for teens,^[6] and was one of two honorees in the younger readers category for a Walter Dean Myers Award.^[7] In 2021, the book received a Christopher Award in the young adult category,^[8] and was a finalist for an Audie Award for Young Adult Title.^[9] In 2023, the book was nominated for a Young Reader's Choice Award.^[10]

Everything Sad Is Untrue was listed as one of the best children's books of 2020 by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Today, and Booklist Editors' Choice.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

In 2024, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams was selected as a Newbery Honor book.^[15]

Notes and References

1. News: Culver . Galen . September 4, 2020 . 'Everything Sad is Untrue' – What it was like for an Iranian refugee to grow up in Oklahoma . KFOR.
2. Murdock Nichols . Maggie . July 18, 2023 . Everything Sad is Untrue: Growing up as an Iranian refugee in Edmond . Nondoc.
3. Nayeri . Dina . June 18, 2017 . My Father, in Four Visits over Thirty Years . The New Yorker .
4. Kantor . Emma . Nathalie Le Du Named Publisher of Odd Dot as Daniel Nayeri Departs . February 25, 2021 . Publishers Weekly.
5. Web site: Daniel Nayeri . Library of Congress . September 17, 2023.
6. Kirch . Claire . January 26, 2021 . Daniel Nayeri: Celebrating with a Champagne Shower . Publishers Weekly.
7. Zeng . Cady . Jan 21, 2021 . Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced . Publishers Weekly .
8. News: April 26, 2021 . 'The Way Back,' 'Pray,' Dolly Parton special win Christopher Awards . Catholic Review.
9. Web site: 2021 Audie Awards . Audio Publishers Association . September 18, 2023.
10. Web site: YRCA 2023 Nominees . Pacific Northwest Library Association . September 18, 2023.
11. News: December 2, 2020 . The 25 Best Children's Books of 2020 . The New York Times .
12. News: Cox Gurdon . Meghan . December 10, 2020 . The Best Books of 2020: Children's Books . The Wall Street Journal .
13. Web site: Tolin . Lisa . 25 of our favorite books for kids, tweens and teens in 2020 . December 11, 2020.
14. Web site: Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2020 . September 17, 2023.
15. Web site: Roback . Diane . Kantor . Emma . Jones . Iyana . Eggers, Harrison, King Win 2024 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards . 2024-01-24 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.