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John Boyne

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Born

in Dublin, Ireland

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http://www.johnboyne.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Children's

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I was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by UEA.

I’ve published 14 novels for adults, 6 novels for younger readers, and a short story collection. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and was adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling around 11 million copies worldwide.

Among my most popular books are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

I’m also a regular book reviewer for The Irish Times.

In 2012, I was awarded the Hennessy Literary ‘Hall of Fame’ Award for my body of work. I’v ...more

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New Twitter Account

Hi Everyone,
I haven't been using my Goodreads account much but I intend to start using it more from now on.

But I've also set up a new Twitter account that will give news about my new books, festival appearances, and lots of my book recommendations, so if you'd like to follow me, and encourage your book-ish friends to follow me, the account is:

@JohnBoyneBooks

Looking forward to seeing you there and Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,573,799 ratings · 106,059 reviews · 85 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 944,089 ratings — published 2006 — 375 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart's Invisible Furies 4.51 avg rating — 201,052 ratings — published 2017 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Broken Places 4.49 avg rating — 89,292 ratings — published 2022 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Ladder to the Sky 4.20 avg rating — 40,158 ratings — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy at the Top of the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 25,634 ratings — published 2015 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water 4.31 avg rating — 22,916 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Absolutist 4.10 avg rating — 22,752 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Loneliness 4.28 avg rating — 18,767 ratings — published 2014 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Special Purpose 4.19 avg rating — 16,042 ratings — published 2009 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth 4.30 avg rating — 15,519 ratings — published 2024 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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February 2019 ~ Member's Choice

It is now time to vote on our winning book for the February's Member's Choice Book Nomination.

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Where the Crawdads Sing

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A Ladder to the Sky

by John Boyne

13 votes, 18.3%

A Man Called Ove

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The Book of M

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The Wife Before Me

by Laura Elliot

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Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis

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Sexy

by J.A. Huss

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