Roger Hobbs (June 10, 1988 – November 14, 2016)[3] was an American writer.[4] He was the author of Ghostman and Vanishing Games.[5][6] In 2011, Hobbs sold the adaptation rights to his crime fiction Ghostman to Warner Brothers.[7][8] In 2014, Hobbs was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author.[9][10][11] Roger Hobbs died of a drug overdose in Portland, Oregon, on November 14, 2016.[12]
- Hobbs, Roger (2013). Ghostman. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307950499.
- Hobbs, Roger (2015). Vanishing Games. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780804170949.
Roger Hobbs | |
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| Born | June 10, 1988 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2016 (aged 28) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education | Reed College, Conestoga High School [1][2] |
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• In Italia: Hobbs, Roger (2013) L'ombra. Einaudi. (2015) Pronti a svanire. Einaudi.
References
edit- ^ "Bookmarks: Reed College graduate Roger Hobbs publishes first novel at 24". Oregon Live.
- ^ "Portland Author Roger Hobbs on Writing and "Delicious" Suits - Portland". Portland Runtimes. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Roger J. Hobbs Obituary (1988 - 2016) the Oregonian".
- ^ Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (March 6, 2013). "How a Twentysomething Debut Author Pulled Off a Crime Bestseller". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Kakutani, Michiko (February 10, 2013). "'Ghostman' by Roger Hobbs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ VANISHING GAMES by Roger Hobbs | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Miller, Daniel (April 12, 2012). "Warner Bros. Picks Up 'The Ghostman' Adaptation Rights". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Roger Hobbs - Interview". Booklist.
- ^ "Two Portland writers are Edgar Award finalists; Simenon gets new translations; Eugene authors and publishers: crime fiction roundup". Oregon Live. January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014 | Bookreporter.com". www.bookreporter.com.
- ^ "2014-Edgar-Nominees". Daily Kos.
- ^ Cowdrey, Catherine (November 16, 2016). "Transworld mourns 'tragic' death of author Roger Hobbs, aged 28". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.