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Derek Milman

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Derek Milman was born in New York City, but grew up in Westchester, NY, where he wrote and published a successful underground humor magazine that caught the attention of the New York Times, who wrote a profile on him at the age of 14.

Derek studied English, Creative Writing, and Theater at Northwestern University. He began his career as a playwright (his first play was staged in New York City when he was just out of college), and earned an MFA in acting at the Yale School of Drama.

Derek has performed on stages across the country, and appeared in numerous TV shows and films, working with two Academy Award winning film directors.

Scream All Night was Derek's debut YA novel. Swipe Right for Murder is his second novel for young adults. It was re ...more

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Moldavia movies

Yes, they all have plots!

Selected filmography of Moldavia movies mentioned in SCREAM ALL NIGHT can be found here

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UPDATE 2/1/23: first full synopsis of WITH LOVE & MISCHIEF now added to Goodreads. Well hello! Looks like we're announced! My third novel (and first since 2019) is called WITH LOVE & MISCHIEF, and it will be out in 2024 from Scholastic. More soon....... ...more
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“The sun is up now, revealing all of us for what we really are.
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“There won't be any more tornadoes for you, he says, They've all blown away, tucked back into the sky.”
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“The spiders will always hatch out of the flowers. But now I like to think about the moments before, when they're just flowers, blooming, and they can be pinched closed, so all that prettiness last a little longer before the inevitable horror comes.”
― Derek Milman, Scream All Night

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