Cylin Busby
| Cylin Busby | |
|---|---|
 Cylin Busby | |
| Born |
May 1, 1970 Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Writer, Editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Genres | Young Adult Fiction, Memoir, Supernatural, Thriller |
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www.cylinbusby.com | |
Cylin Busby (May 1, 1970) is a middle-grade and young adult book author, best known for her memoir, The Year We Disappeared.
Early life
Born the youngest of three children (she has two older brothers, Eric Busby and Shawn Busby), Cylin grew up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 1979, her police officer father, John Busby, was seriously injured in a shooting. During the resulting investigation, the family was relocated and lived in hiding for five years. Cylin and John co-wrote a memoir about the experience. Their memoir was featured on the CBS television program “48 Hours” in an episode titled Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared (original airdate: 2/14/09).
Education and Career
Cylin graduated from Hampshire College (B.A., 1993). Her publishing career began at Random House. She would later work at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster as a children’s book editor. In 1999, she relocated to Los Angeles where she began working as the Senior Editor of Teen Magazine.
Personal
Cylin lives in Los Angeles with her husband, film executive/producer Damon Ross, and their young son. Her latest novel is a YA supernatural thriller titled Blink Once (Bloomsbury, 2012).
Awards and recognition
For The Year We Disappeared
- Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008
- An IndieBound Next Pick
- Cybils Award, Nonfiction, 2008
- Georgia Peach Book Award For Teen Readers Nominee
- IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice
- Texas Taysha Reading List (2010)
- Iowa High School Book Award (2011)
Bibliography
Fiction
- The Chicken Fried Rat (1999)
- Blink Once (2012)
Nonfiction
- Getting Dumped…and Getting Over It (2001)
- Pajama Party Undercover (2003)
- Dream Journey (2003)
Memoir
- The Year We Disappeared (2008)
Series
- Date Him or Dump Him? (2007)
- The Campfire Crush
- The Dance Dilemma
- Ski Trip Trouble
Anthology
- First Kiss, Then Tell (2008)
Audio book
- The Year We Disappeared (2012)
Film and Television
- 48 Hours “Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared” (airdate: 2/14/09)