“I
wasn't one of those kids who grew up wanting to write or who read a particular
book and thought: 'I want to do that!' I always told stories and wrote them
down, but I never thought writing was a career path, even though, clearly,
someone was writing the books and newspapers and magazines.”
– Gayle Forman
A Los Angeles native, Forman was
born on this date in 1970. She is,
perhaps, best known for her novel If I Stay, which both topped the New York Times bestseller list of Young
Adult Fiction and also was made into a popular film – which I saw and liked a
lot (I highly recommend it).
Forman began her career writing for Seventeen Magazine, with most of her
articles focusing on young people and social concerns. For a number of years, in addition to her YA
writing, she has been a successful freelance journalist for publications like Glamour, The Nation, and Elle.
Now a resident of Brooklyn, NY, married,
and the mother of two girls, Forman said she found her niche in YA writing by
zeroing in on themes that give you an in-depth and often wrenching look at her
protagonists’ lives. 
“I think we like movies and books
that give us this emotionally moving experience,” she said. “Where you feel
like a slightly different person, and you see the world a little different
after you finish. It lets you see your own life in a different way, and it
actually makes you feel really good.”
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