Provided by Wikipedia Lauren Oliver (born Laura Suzanne Schechter; November 8, 1982) is an American author of numerous young adult novels including ''Panic;'' the Delirium trilogy: ''Delirium'', ''Pandemonium,'' and ''Requiem;'' and ''Before I Fall,'' which became a major motion picture in 2017. ''Panic'' was also turned into a series by Amazon studios. She served as creator, writer and showrunner on the project. Her novels have been translated into more than thirty languages internationally. Oliver is a 2012 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel ''Liesl & Po'', as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel ''The Spindlers''.
Oliver graduated from the University of Chicago, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and also received a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University. In 2010, Oliver co-founded [http://www.paperlanternlit.com/ Paper Lantern Lit], a literary “incubator”/ development company now called [https://www.glasstownentertainment.com/ Glasstown Entertainment] with Razorbill editor and poet Lexa Hillyer.
