I am a writer and editor living in New York City. I am the author of GENTLEMEN (Scholastic, April 2009), a mystery for young adults/teens.
*An American Library Association (ALA) QUICK PICKS FOR RELUCTANT READERS nominee
* A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD Selection
"GENTLEMEN is a suspenseful and thoughtful mystery that explores the darkest reaches of three students' imaginations."—JLG Monthly
* BOOKLIST, starred review
"This is a rare sort of book that may work just as well for reluctant readers as it will avid ones . . . A riveting thriller? Yep. A nuanced examination of morality? Yep again. What’s amazing is that they never get in each other’s way."
* PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
"The brutal narration, friendships put through the wringer and the sense of dread that permeates the novel will keep readers hooked through the violent climax and its aftermath."
* THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"Northrop’s first novel is creepy, yet it has what can pass for a happy — or at least satisfying — ending."
* THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
"[A] lean, muscular story."
* GUYS LIT WIRE
"Dark, thought-provoking and genuinely creepy, this story will grab you in a second, and leave you thinking when your reading marathon is done."
* THE BOOKSHELVES OF DOOM
“A Hulk-sized double thumbs-up.”
* Named one of four FLYING STARTS for the first half of 2009 by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
* Named one of The Association of Booksellers for Children's NEW VOICES for 2009.
* An Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) pick
"Michael Northrop’s debut novel is suspenseful, darkly humorous, and strikingly real."—ALAN Online
"Sports Illustrated Kids Senior Editor Michael Northrop's debut GENTLEMEN, in which a group of teens suspect their English teacher is responsible for their friend's disappearance and must navigate a maze of fraying friendships, violence, assorted clues, and Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment to learn the truth."
—Publishers Marketplace
Three random facts about me: I am, technically speaking, dyslexic. As a kid, I stepped on a yellowjacket nest and was stung something like 75 times. I am distantly related to Jonathan Swift, and therefore my misanthropic moments are genetic and can't be helped.
Please visit my website at michaelnorthrop.net
