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Daniel Nayeri is an Iranian-American author. His 2020 autobiographical novel, Everything Sad Is Untrue, received a Michael L. Printz Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award, and a Christopher Award. Biography Nayeri was born in Iran, and fled the country with his sister Dina, and their mother, a doctor, after a Fatwa had been issued against her. They lived for three years in refuge camps in Dubai and Rome before settling in 1990—when Nayeri was eight years old—in Edmond, Oklahoma. Nayeri attended Edmond Memorial High School, and New York University, where he studies writing. Nayeri was publisher of Odd Dot, a children's publishing group at Macmillan Publishers, before leaving in 2020 to pursue full-time writing. Nayeri lives with his wife and son in New Jersey. Works Nayeri's printed works include: Awards In 2020, Everything Sad Is Untrue received a Michael L. Printz Award for best book written for teens, and was one of two honorees in the younger readers category for a Walter Dean Myers Award. In 2021, the book received a Christopher Award in the young adult category, and was a finalist for an Audie Award for Young Adult Title. In 2023, the book was nominated for a Young Reader's Choice Award. Everything Sad Is Untrue was listed as one of the best children's books of 2020 by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Today, and Booklist Editors' Choice. In 2024, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams was selected as a Newbery Honor book. References External links Official website. Discover the Daniel Nayeri popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Daniel Nayeri books.