Ben Brooks (novelist)

Ben Brooks (born 1992 in Gloucestershire) is the author of the novels: Grow Up,[1] Fences,[2] An Island of Fifty, The Kasahara School of Nihilism, Upward Coast and Sadie, Lolito, Everyone Gets Eaten [3], and Hurra. Writing for children, he has published the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Stories For Boys Who Dare to Be Different,[4] Stories For Boys Who Dare to be Different 2, Stories For Kids Who Dare to be Different, The Impossible Boy,[5] and The Greatest Inventor. His first non-fiction book for adults, Things They Don't Want You To Know,[6] was published by Quercus in September 2020.

Ben Brooks
Born1992 (age 30–31)
Gloucestershire, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Notable worksGrow Up (book) (2011)

He contributed the story 'Kimchi or a Partial List of Misappropriated Hood Ornaments' to Frank Ocean's Boys Don't Cry, accompanying the release of 2016 album Blonde.[7]

Awards

References
  1. WorldCat
  2. "FENCES by Ben Brooks". Fugue State Press. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. Amazon Link. ISBN 1937865517.
  4. "Stories For Boys Who Dare to be Different". Hachette. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
  5. "The Impossible Boy". Hachette Publishing. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  6. "Things They Don't Want You To Know". Quercus.
  7. "The Complete Guide to What's Inside Frank Ocean's Magazine". The Fader. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.
  8. "Fiction Uncovered". Jerwood Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
  9. "Children's Book of the Year". National Book Awards. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020.
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