Jay Asher
Young Adult Author

Jay Asher Net Worth

Jay Asher is an American author born on September 30, 1975 in Arcadia, CA. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling novel Thirteen Reasons Why, which was adapted into a successful Netflix series in 2017. Asher also co-wrote The Future of Us.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 30, 1975
Birth Place Arcadia, CA
Age 48 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $51 Million (2024)

About

American author best known for his New York Times bestselling novel Thirteen Reasons Why. Asher is also known for a co-written work titled The Future of Us. In 2017, Thirteen Reasons Why was adapted into a successful Netflix series. 

Before Fame

After graduating from California's Cuesta Community College and before pursuing a full-time writing career, he briefly studied elementary education at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Trivia

ABC's mid-1990s teen drama, My So-Called Life, greatly influenced Asher's work in the young adult fiction genre.

Family Life

He has a brother named Nate Asher. In late 2010, he and his wife Joan Marie welcomed a son named Isaiah.

Associated With

Author Sherman Alexie publicly praised Asher's book Thirteen Reasons Why.

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