Patrick Ness

Patrick Ness (born October 17, 1971) is an American author, journalist and lecturer who moved to London at 28 years old and now holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls.

Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians both in 2011 and in 2012, for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls, recognising each as the best new book for children or young adults published in the U.K. He is one of seven writers to win two Medals (no one has won three) and the second to win consecutively.

Biography

Patrick Ness was born in the U.S. near Fort Belvoir army base, near Alexandria, Virginia, where his father was a lieutenant the US Army. They moved to Hawaii, where he lived until he was six, then spent the next ten years in Washington state, before moving to Los Angeles. Ness studied English Literature at the University of Southern California.

After graduating, he worked as corporate writer for a cable company. He published his first story in Genre magazine in 1997 and was working on his first novel when he moved to London in 1999.

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New York Sun 09 May 2019

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Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley’s ‘Chaos Walking’ is so bad it’s ‘unreleasable’

The Daily Dot 24 Apr 2019

But this week, Indiewire published a worrying update ... Endgame premiere on Monday. Written by Patrick Ness, the acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy is about a boy and a girl (aged up to young adults for the movie) trying to survive on an alien planet recently colonized by humans ... View this post on Instagram. Doug Cam day two! #chaoswalking ... READ MORE ... ....

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Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley Movie ‘Chaos Walking’ to Undergo Major Reshoots

Collider 24 Apr 2019

As Tom Holland‘s new movie Avengers ... Doug Liman directed the adaptation of Patrick Ness‘ popular YA sci-fi series, which co-stars Daisy Ridley and Mads Mikkelsen. It’s no secret that Chaos Walking has been a troubled production, as cameras started rolling way back in August 2017 ... Image via Instagram/@TomHolland2013 ... & Mrs ... ....

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‘Avengers’ star Tom Holland poses for photos with fans while filming new movie in Atlanta

Atlanta Journal 23 Apr 2019

Tom Holland is currently filming his latest movie in Atlanta, and the star took a break from work to snap some photos with fans.  ... Endgame' ... Endgame,” was in the city shooting a new sci-fi adventure titled “Chaos Walking.” It’s based on the first novel of the Patrick Ness series of the same name ... 26. ... See offers ... ....

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Booked for the big screen: Book-to-film adaptations to look forward to

Hindustan Times 23 Apr 2019

books Updated. Apr 23, 2019 13.12 IST. Dipti Mudaliar. Hindustan Times ... So, get set, read, watch and enjoy! ... ( Photo. Ryan Pflugere/The New York Times ). Being made as. Greyhound. Who’s in it ... Premise ... THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO BY PATRICK NESS. Doug Liman’s live-action adaptation of the Patrick Ness’s novel stars Tom Holland in the lead....

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Avengers’ Tom Holland worries fans with questionable knife throwing skills as he shares Chaos Walking BTS

Metro UK 21 Apr 2019

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ... Advertisement ... Tom, who’s currently away from his Avengers pals as they embark on the final week of the Endgame press tour, is set to star as Todd Hewitt in the movie based on Patrick Ness’s novel The Knife Of Never Letting Go ... More ... MORE ... ....

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From picture books for toddlers to gritty novels for teens, the best books to encourage reading over Easter

Irish Independent 13 Apr 2019

Jacob's Ladder. Jasper and Scruff ... 8+ ... I'm always a little wary of new dystopian YA novels as many rely heavily on what's gone before - the gladiator-like battles of The Hunger Games, the coming-of-age 'call' to fight in Peadar O'Guilín's excellent The Call and The Invasion, Patrick Ness's outstanding world building in The Knife of Never Letting Go ... ....

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Three children's authors on the importance of tough topics in young people's literature

Omaha World-Herald 12 Apr 2019

"Riverland ." ... I wanted to write an adventure ... Books as beloved as Katherine Paterson's "Bridge to Terabithia," all the way up through recent stories such as Patrick Ness's "A Monster Calls" and "Amal, Unbound," by Aisha Saeed, engage and entertain on many levels while doing important work ... "A Monster Calls," Patrick Ness, cancer and parental death ... ***....

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A stage adaptation of the 'A Monster Calls' wins Olivier award

The Times of India 11 Apr 2019

The award-winning Young Adult novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness won another prestigious award, yet again ... The story was ideated by Siobhan O’Dowd’s, but she died before she could write it and so it was finished by Ness ... ....

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Hesson: Children's books reviews

Canada Dot Com 06 Apr 2019

Girls With Sharp Sticks. By Suzanne Young. (Simon Pulse). Innovations Academy is an all girls school set in a dystopian world that feels very archaic. The girls live in a carefully controlled environment that requires them to be beautiful and obedient ...  . The Knife of Never Letting Go. Chaos Walking Trilogy #1. By Patrick Ness. Candlewick Press ... ....

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BC-HKO--All-State Boys Hockey-Past POY

The Marshall News Messenger 18 Mar 2019

BC-HKO--All-State Boys Hockey-Past POY ,135. Past AP Players of the Year for Minnesota prep boys hockey. Past AP Players of the Year for Minnesota prep boys hockey. By The Associated Press ... 2008—Aaron Ness, D, Roseau. 2007—Patrick White, F, Grand Rapids ... .......

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Toast is CAMEO winner 2019

British Theatre Guide 17 Mar 2019

Published ... Toast beat Sally Cookson's adaptation of A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Rona Munro's adaptation of My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout to take the prize ... Sandra Giorgetti ....

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Havre de Grace: American Legion Post 47 celebrating 100 years, St. Paddy's Day

Baltimore Sun 15 Mar 2019

Uh oh, dear readers. Unlike Julius Caesar, beware of the Ides of March today. Happy St. Patrick's Day on Sunday. Remember to wear something green and declare your "Irish-ness.” March is Irish-American Heritage Month. Erin go bragh! March is a time to remember the many ways that America is enriched... ....