§Author· 1 book
Gabrielle Zevin
Exploring multi-generational identity, creative collaboration, and human connection across digital and physical spaces, the novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow spent over a year on the New York Times Best Seller List. Written by American author and screenwriter Gabrielle Zevin, the work was named a best book of the year by more than twenty-five publications, including the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Time, the New York Times, Slate, the Hollywood Reporter, and Oprah Daily, and in 2024 was selected for the New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.
Career & Background
Born in New York City in 1977 to a mother born in Korea and an American-born father of Russian, Polish, and Lithuanian Jewish descent, Zevin grew up surrounded by diverse cultural perspectives before attending Harvard University, where she graduated in 2000 with a degree in English and American literature. She launched her novelistic career with the young adult fiction title Elsewhere and expanded into adult literary fiction with works such as The Hole We’re In, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, and Young Jane Young. Alongside her novels, she has worked as a screenwriter and collaborated with her partner, Hans Canosa. Today, her books have been translated into over forty languages, and she lives in Los Angeles.
Writing Style & Themes
Zevin frequently investigates themes of identity, technology, memory, and the enduring power of literature and community. Her fiction often explores how cultural shifts—from the rise and struggle of independent bookstores in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry to the birth of the internet and gaming culture in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow—shape personal relationships and public life. By framing contemporary issues through nuanced character studies, she examines how people navigate art, work, and shared human experiences across different eras.
Major Works
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow — A novel about friendship, creative partnership, and video game design spanning several decades, which spent over a year on the New York Times Best Seller List, was named a best book of the year by more than twenty-five publications, and in 2024 was included on the New York Times list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry — A bestselling novel focusing on a grieving independent bookstore owner whose life changes through unexpected connections and a shared love of literature.
- Young Jane Young — A multi-perspective novel exploring political scandal, double standards, female ambition, and reinvention in the modern era.
- The Hole We’re In — A poignant portrait of a dysfunctional American family contending with financial distress, consumer culture, and personal missteps.
- Elsewhere — A speculative young adult novel that depicts an afterlife where individuals age backward from the time of their death.
§All Books
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, 2022
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