Nancy Star
Biography
Nancy Star
Nancy Star is the author of four novels: Carpool Diem, Up Next, Now This and Buried Lives. Her very first published book was a travel guide about tipping around the world called, The International Guide to Tipping. That was long enough ago that she now promises you know as much on that subject as she does.
Her books have been translated into French, Japanese, German and Dutch. Her first novel, Buried Lives, was optioned for TV, and she hasn't given up hope that someday some smart TV producer will actually adapt it for the screen.
In addition to her adult novels, Nancy is the author of an eight-book children's mystery series for young readers called The Calendar Club, published by Scholastic Books. As a children's book writer she has been delighted to discover that young readers, in fact entire classrooms of young readers, love to write letters to their favorite authors telling them exactly what they think about the books.
Before her career as a writer, Nancy worked for over a decade in the movie business. At The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and before that at The Ladd Company, she scouted for books, plays, treatments, screenplays, graffiti, haikus, dreams --- anything --- that might make a good movie. She also searched for independent films to acquire and did lots of other fun stuff including her personal favorite, supervising the dubbing of a charming Scottish movie into a charming Scottish movie that American ears could actually understand.
Nancy really liked working in the movie business but she sometimes got into trouble because she always sided with the writers. Finally, it was clear she had to go over to the other side and become one of them herself. That was a good thing, because that's all she ever wanted to do anyway.
Nancy now lives in New Jersey with her wonderful husband, her two amazing daughters and her faithful dog.
To her Carpool Diem readers she will admit to having spent more than her share of Sundays cheering at the sidelines of her daughters' soccer games. But never once has she ever yelled, "Attack", "Get her", or "Kill them."
Nancy Star
