![]() ![]() It also has received high reviews from fellow authors such as Ellen Hopkins, Chris Crutcher, and Gordon Kormon. Thirteen Reasons Why has won several awards and has received five stars from Teen Book Review. He is currently working on his second Young Adult novel, and has written several picture books and screenplays. He has published only one book to date, Thirteen Reasons Why, which was published in October 2007. Many of his work experiences had an impact on some aspect of his writing. Throughout his life he worked in various establishments, including as a salesman in a shoe store and in libraries and bookstores. ![]() He then transferred to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo where he left his senior year in order to pursue his career as a serious writer. At this point in his life, he had decided he wanted to become an elementary school teacher. It was here where he wrote his first two children’s books for a class called Children’s Literature Appreciation. He attended Cuesta College right after graduating from high school. He grew up in a family that encouraged all of his interests, from playing the guitar to his writing. ![]() Jay Asher was born in Arcadia, California on September 30, 1975. ![]()
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