David Levithan

David Levithan (born September 7, 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and editor. His first book, "Boy Meets Boy", was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2003. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably "Boy Meets Boy" and "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List".
Early life and career.
Levithan was born and raised in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, to a family of Jewish background, graduating in 1990 from Millburn High School. At nineteen, Levithan received an internship at Scholastic Corporation where he began working on "The Baby-sitters Club" series. Levithan still works for Scholastic as an editorial director. Levithan is also the founding editor of PUSH, a young-adult imprint of Scholastic Press focusing on new voices and new authors. PUSH publishes edgier material for young adults and is where Patricia McCormick got her start with 2002's "Cut".
In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Levithan said that he learned how to write books that were both funny and touching from Judith Viorst's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". He continues to work as both a writer and editor saying, "I love editing just as much, if not more than writing". 
Three of Levithan's novels have been made into films. His first collaboration with Rachel Cohn, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", was published in 2006 and adapted for the big screen in 2008. Levithan's 2012 novel of the same name was adapted into "Every Day", a romantic fantasy drama, released in 2018. His second collaboration with Rachel Cohn, "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List", was published in 2007 and adapted into a film of the same name in 2015. 
Levithan has been a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey.
In 2016, Levithan won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for "The Realm of Possibility", "Boy Meets Boy", "Love Is the Higher Law", "How They Met and Other Stories", "Wide Awake", and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist".
Works.
Young adult novels.
"Disaster Zone" series:
"Likely Story" series (with David Ozanich and Chris Van Etten; as David Van Etten):
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" series:
"Dash & Lily" series, with Rachel Cohn:
"Every Day" series:
Stand-alones:
Young adult short stories.
Collections:
Uncollected short stories: