Stephenie Meyer (full name Stephenie Morgan Meyer) was born on December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut. She is a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University. She had received a National Merit Scholarship for her studies at the University.
In October 2005, her book “Twilight” was released under the publication of Little, Brown and Company. The book was the saga of Isabella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. The happening in Twilight are described from the viewpoint of Isabella. Twilight debuted at Top 5 in the New York Times Best Seller list.
In August 2006, Stephenie Meyer released the sequel to Twilight, titled “New Moon”. It was second book of her $750,000 deal with Little, Brown and Company. New Moon topped was the top seller for 11 weeks.
In April 2007, Stephenie Mey
er released a collection of paranormal short stories in the book “Prom Nights From Hell”. The book was the result of the thoughts of Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Myracle and other authors. In May 2007, a special edition of New Moon was released. It included tattoos, poster and the first chapter of her next tale.
During that year, Summit Entertainment decided to make a movie adaptation of Twilight.
The third book of the Twilight series, named “Eclipse” was published in August 2007. The book became a bestseller in New York like its predecessors.
After the third book of her sci-fi series, Stephenie Meyer began writing her next book “The Host”, an adult science fiction. It was published in May 2008 by her previous publisher. The same month saw a special publication of Eclipse with T-shirts and a sneak on her upcoming novel.
In August 2008, the fourth book in the Twilight series was published under the name of “Breaking Dawn”. It was meant to be the final book in which the story was narrated from the perspective of Isabella.
“Midnight Sun”, a supporting book to this series is the next book to be published. The story in this book is told from Edward’s standpoint.
The movie adaptation of Twilight hit the theaters in December 2008. The cast includes Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and directed by Catherine Hardwicke. “The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide” was also published at the end of the year.
Why is she famous?
Stephenie Meyer is famous as a science fiction author and the creator of the Twilight novel series. She is also the author of adult science fiction book The Host.
Here is one of her famous quotes:
"I don't really have a preference on directors. Sure, I'd take Steven Spielberg or Ron Howard if I could get them."
- Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer News
Stephenie Meyer (full name Stephenie Morgan Meyer) was born on December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut. She is a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University. She had received a National Merit Scholarship for her studies at the University.
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