Post about the author

I am currently on page 45 of the Perks of Being a Wallflower. The author of this book is Stephen Chbosky. Stephen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970. He is currently 44 years old. He went to college at the University of Southern California. He actually received a bachelors degree in film-making. He is a screen writer and a television director. It wasn't until 1999 that his well known novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, was published. Most recently Stephen was the executive producer of the CBS television series entitled Jericho. Jericho was a show about a fictional town dealing with nuclear attacks. It's last episode was in 2008, before the show got cancelled. Stephen now lives in Los Angeles, CA and continues to film and brainstorm ideas for new books.

Why I chose this book

 I chose to read the book entitled The Perks of Being  a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky. I will be blogging periodically on my thoughts and opinions on this book. There are many reasons why I chose to read this book. The first reason I wanted to start this book is because I saw the movie. I really enjoyed it and thought it was tremendous. Another reason is because I really enjoy reading books of this genre- young adult fiction/ CRF. Although the cover may look boring to some, I have learned to never judge a book by it's cover. I have heard awesome things about this book and can't wait to read it!