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My Take
I can't separate Stephenie Meyer from the cultural wave she set off. Twilight selling over 160 million copies in 37 languages isn't just success, it's a phenomenon that turned a Brigham Young University graduate into the bestselling author in America two years running. What strikes me is how she reshaped young-adult publishing almost overnight, then branched into film producing and science fiction with The Host. People love to debate the writing, but I respect anyone who taps a nerve that deeply. Love it or roll your eyes at it, her fingerprint on a whole generation of readers is undeniable to me.
Overview
Stephenie Meyer ( ; née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 160 million copies, with translations in 37 different languages. She was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in the United States, having sold over 29 million books in 2008 and 26.5 million in 2009.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephenie Meyer
- Name (Japanese)
- ステファニー・メイヤー
- Reading
- すてふぁにー・めいやー
- Born
- December 24, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film producer / writer / novelist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Chaparral High School
- University
- Brigham Young University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Twilight | — | |
| Notable work | The Host | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.