Ally Condie

Ally Condie

Ally Condie

Condie in 2014
Born Cedar City, Utah
Website
allycondie.com

Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an American writer of young adult fiction, primarily under the name Ally Condie.[1] She wrote the Matched trilogy (2010–2012), a science fiction dystopia,[1] whose first book, Matched, was a New York Times Best Seller.

Personal life

Condie was born in Cedar City, Utah.[1] She went to Brigham Young University and has a degree in English Teaching. She taught high school English in Utah and in upstate New York. She lives with her husband and four children outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.[2] She has 3 siblings 1 brother named Nic and 2 sisters, Elaine and Hope.

Matched trilogy

The novel Matched was published by Dutton Penguin in November 2010 and reached number three on the Children's Chapter Books bestseller list in January.[3][4][5] The novel has been optioned to the Walt Disney Company, and foreign rights have been sold to 30 countries.[6]

The second book, Crossed, was published in November 2011, and Reached, published November 2012, completed the trilogy.

Works

Yearbook trilogy
Matched trilogy
Standalone fiction
Anthologies

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ally Condie – Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2014-08-22. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
  2. "allyson condie". www.allysoncondie.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  3. Best Sellers: Children's Chapter Books. The New York Times. January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. McGrath, Charles (February 19, 2011). "The Way We Live Now: Teenage Wastelands". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-21. Alternative online title, "Young Readers in Dystopia".
  5. Rappleye, Christine (February 8, 2011). "Matched author Ally Condie on national book tour". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  6. Lodge, Sally (December 9, 2010). "Ally Condie's Matched Makes Auspicious Debut". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-21.

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