
The Nerd Daily recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Ben Philippe, author of the acclaimed The Field Guide to the North American Teenager and the upcoming YA coming-of-age novel Charming as a Verb. "Making the "Only Murders in the Building" nearly silent episode". 25: How to Save This Year's Oscars Telecast Emmy FYC Events Return SAG Awards TV Predictions". ^ "The best Canadian nonfiction of 2021"."5 books not to miss: Jhumpa Lahiri's 'Whereabouts,' 'Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend,' more". "Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump". ^ "Book Review: Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe | The Young Folks"." "The Field Guide to the North American Teenager" wins 2020 William C. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
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^ "Ben Philippe is happy to be your "Black friend" - but remember friendship works both ways". ^ "Books – Michener Center for Writers". "How George Floyd's death gave bite to a book called 'Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend' ". "Why Ben Philippe wrote a YA novel about being a black French Canadian kid in Texas". ^ "17 Black Canadian authors to read this month and all year | Curated". In January 2022, Philippe was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series for his work on Only Murders in the Building. In 2020, Philippe published a novel, Charming As A Verb, followed by a memoir, Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend in 2021, which was named one of Canada's best nonfiction books by CBC. His debut novel, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager, was named one of ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2020. He is currently based in New York City and is an assistant professor at Barnard College. from Columbia University in 2011 and received his MFA from the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas. Philippe was born in Haiti and raised in Montreal. The Field Guide to the North American Teenagerīen Philippe is a Haitian-Canadian author and screenwriter.