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April Stevens is an American author of two novels, "Angel Angel" and "The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley", as well as two children’s books, "Waking up Wendell" and "Edwin Speaks Up". She has been called "a wonderfully fluent storyteller with a shrewd eye for the offbeat... who can move us in unexpected ways" by the New York Times.

Background

April Stevens was born on February 6, 1963 in New Milford, Connecticut, United States; the daughter of Leonard Stevens, a writer, and Carla (McBride) Stevens, a writer.

Education

April Stevens received her Bachelor of Arts from the New School for Social Research in 1984.

Career

April Stevens authored the acclaimed novel "Angel Angel". She has also written two children's books: "Waking up Wendell" and "Edwin Speaks Up".

Her recent book "The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley" was published in 2018.

April currently lives in north-western Connecticut, United States.

Achievements

  • April Stevens is well-known as the author of the acclaimed novel "Angel Angel". Her book "Waking up Wendell" was a 2008 Bank Street Best Book of the Year.

Views

Quotations: "Writing isn’t always easy to do because no one is there to make you do it but yourself. But I still recommend it to everyone. A little each day no matter what age you are. It’s a good way to remember that you’re alive and to remind yourself that this is your life and you’re now doing the job of living. Writing is a bit like hovering over your existence so you can see all the stuff that’s not so great but you can see the good stuff too. Things, for instance, that you have been trudging past every day that you suddenly realize you love."

Connections

April Stevens married Alexander Neubauer, a writer, on October 1, 1988. They have two children, their son's name is Samuel.

Father:
Leonard Stevens

Mother:
Carla (McBride) Stevens

Spouse:
Alexander Neubauer

Son:
Samuel Neubauer