The Every Boy

The Every Boy

"The Every Boy" is the debut novel by American author and filmmaker Dana Adam Shapiro."'
The author Dana Adam Shapiro produced and co-directed Murderball, the Academy Award nominated documentary about quadriplegic rugby players. He is a former senior editor at Spin and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine and other publications. With Plan B Entertainment, he is set to write and direct a movie based on "The Every Boy". [cite web | title=Variety review of The Every Boy | last= | first= | work=variety.com | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117940064.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 | date= | accessdate=2007-11-06 ]

Plot introduction

In this debut novel a fifteen-year-old boy dies mysteriously, leaving behind a ledger filled with his darkly comic confessions.

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The Every Boy is currently in development for film adaptation with Plan B Entertainment. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117940064.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/0618478000.asp bookreporter.com]
* [http://www.voidmagazine.com/rmdisplay.pl?rmkey=373 voidmagazine.com]
* [http://www.filmstew.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ContentID=13390 filmstew.com]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/the-shapiro-boy/2005/09/10/1125772732621.html theage.com.au]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1785691/ Dana Adam Shapiro on IMDB ]
* [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117940064.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety article on film development of "The Every Boy."]


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