Matthew Quick

Matthew Quick is the author of The Silver Linings Playbook and two young adult novels, Sorta Like a Rock Star and Boy 21. His work received the 2009 PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention; made the YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011 list; has been lauded by People, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Nancy Pearl, and others; has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian; and was selected by Amanda Ross for The TV Book Club in the UK.

The Weinstein Company has purchased The Silver Linings Playbook movie rights, and David O. Russell has written the screenplay adaptation. Matthew earned his BA through La Salle University and his MFA through Goddard College. He lives in central Massachusetts with his wife, novelist Alicia Bessette.

Books Authored

Image of The Reason You're Alive: A Novel
Author(s):
Matthew Quick
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction

The Reason You're Alive: A Novel

July 11, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Zeynep Sen

“a poignant work and a must-read this summer.”

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Author(s):
Matthew Quick
Genre(s):
Young Adult, Romance

Every Exquisite Thing

June 16, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Carol Fragale Brill

Nanette O’Hare is the only child of privileged suburban parents, earnestly studying and earning high grades, scoring goals and breaking records on her high school soccer team.

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Image of Love May Fail: A Novel
Author(s):
Matthew Quick
Genre(s):
Contemporary

Love May Fail

June 16, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Autumn Markus

“I was beaten with a baseball bat in front of my students. My dog committed suicide.

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Author(s):
Matthew Quick
Genre(s):
Young Adult

Boy21

July 6, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Carol Fragale Brill

“All three teens have family secrets. . . . They also learn that disappointment and grief can transform into hope when you have love and good friends.”

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