Asher, who is married, admitted to engaging in multiple affairs with members of the society and agreed to no longer attend the conferences in any capacity. In April 2017, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Asher's agent received an email signed anonymously by seven female members of the society accusing Asher of using conferences to lure women into sexual affairs and that he threatened them to keep quiet. Netflix released a series based on the novel on March 31, 2017, with Gomez serving as executive producer. It also received high praise from Ellen Hopkins, Sherman Alexie, Chris Crutcher, and Gordon Korman.Īsher's novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, was considered for a film treatment with Selena Gomez starring. Thirteen Reasons Why won several awards and received five stars from Teen Book Review. Asher has also written several picture books and middle school humor novels. Career Īsher has published four books: Thirteen Reasons Why, a 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel The Future of Us, co-written by Carolyn Mackler What Light and Piper. During this time, Asher worked at a shoe store, a trophy shop, libraries, and bookstores.
Asher spent years trying to kick-start a career writing children's picture books.
He attended Cuesta Community College and later California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, before leaving during his junior year to pursue his career as a writer. He is best known for writing the bestselling 2007 book Thirteen Reasons Why.Īsher was born in Arcadia, California, on September 30, 1975. Jay Asher (born September 30, 1975) is an American writer and novelist.
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