Jay Asher was born in Arcadia, California on September 30, 1975. He grew up with a family that encouraged him to pursue all of his interests, from playing the guitar to his writing. He attended Cuesta Community College right after graduating from San Luis Obispo High School. It was here where he wrote his first two children’s books for a class called Children’s Literature Appreciation. After high school, he decided he wanted to become an elementary school teacher. 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. He married Joan Marie on September 7, 200 and he has two sons called Henry and Gabriel.
Throughout his life, he worked in various establishments, including working as a salesman in a shoe store and in libraries and bookstores. Many of his work experiences influenced some aspect of his writing.
He has published three books to date, What Light, a holiday romance novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, a 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel, and The Future of Us co-written by Carolyn Mackler.
He has written several picture books and middle school humor novels. Thirteen Reasons Why has won several awards and has received five stars from Teen Book Review. It also has received high praise from fellow authors such as Ellen Hopkins, Sherman Alexie, Chris Crutcher, and Gordon Korman.
Book he has written:
- 2017, Pipper (It will be published in October)
- 2016, What Light
- 2011, The Future of Us
- 2007, Thirteen Reasons Why
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