Lev AC Rosen

Lev Rosen writes books for people of all ages, including the Evander Mills series, which began with the Macavity Award winning Lavender House (Anthony finalist, Lambda finalist, Best Book of the Year from Buzzfeed, Library Journal, Amazon, Bookpage, and others) and continues with The Bell in the Fog, (Publisher’s Weekly Editor’s Choice, Best Book of the year from Amazon, CrimeReads and Autostraddle), Rough Pages (Lambda, Joseph Hansen and Audie Award Finalist, Autostraddle Best of the Year) and Mirage City (Lambda and Joseph Hansen Award finalist). His recent YA novels include You’ve Goth My Heart, Emmett (Best Book of the year from Kirkus and Amazon), Lion’s Legacy (Best Book of the year from Booklist and the New York Public Library) and it’s sequel King’s Legacy, and Camp (A Kirkus Best Book of the Century, Best Book of the year from Forbes, Elle, and The Today Show and others). His previous novels include: All Men of Genius (Amazon Best of the Month, Audie Award Finalist) Depth (Amazon Best of the Year, Shamus Award Finalist, Kirkus Best Science Fiction for April), Woundabout (illustrated by his brother, Ellis Rosen), The Memory Wall and Jack of Hearts (and other parts) (American Library Association Rainbow List Top Ten, Best Books of the Year from the Guardian and Barnes & Noble, 23rd most banned book in the US in 2022). His books have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world.

Lev is originally from lower Manhattan and now lives in even lower Manhattan, right at the edge, with his husband, daughter, and very small cat. He has an MFA in fiction writing from Sarah Lawrence College and teaches creative writing. You can find him online at LevACRosen.com and @LevACRosen

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