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Stefan Bachmann is a Swiss-American author of children's literature, non-fiction, and short stories, as well as a musician, composer, and artist. He is best known for his debut novel, The Peculiar, a gothic alternate history novel published by HarperCollins.[1]

Stefan Bachmann
Occupation	Author
Language	English, German
Education	ZHdK - Zürich University of the Arts
Genre	Children's literature, young adult fiction, fantasy, horror
Notable works	The Peculiar
Notable awards	Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2012, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Finalist 2022
Website
stefanbachmann.com

Personal life

Bachmann was born in Colorado in the United States, and grew up in Zürich, Switzerland. At age 11 he began studying classical music at the Zürich Conservatory, where he studied piano under the tutelage of Carl Rütti.[2] As a teenager, he competed in musical competitions, winning national awards for his compositions and performances.[3][4] He later studied theory and composition at the Zürich University of the Arts, and lived in Berlin, Prague, and Tokyo.[5] His debut novel, The Peculiar, was published by HarperCollins in the United States when he was nineteen years old.[6]

Reception

His books have been favorably reviewed by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and many others.[7][8][9] In 2012, he was chosen by Huffington Post as one of their "18 Under 18," alongside Malala Yousafzai and Tavi Gavinson.[10] In 2017, he was chosen for the Aarhus 39, a selection of the best writers under the age of 40 in Europe, presented at the International Hay Festival in Denmark. His writing has been published in fifteen countries.[11]

Awards

Work	Award	Result	Ref.
The Peculiar	Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year	Selection	[12]
	New York Times Editor's Choice	Selection	[13]
	Cybils Award	Nominee	[14]
	Publishers Weekly Flying Start	Selection	[15]
	Top Ten - Indiebound Indie Next List	Selection	[16]
	ABA Best New Voices	Selection	[17]
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief and Sinister	Junior Library Guild selection	Selection	[18]
	Bank Street Best Books of the Year	Selection	[19]
	New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing	Selection	[20]
Cinders and Sparrows	Junior Library Guild selection	Selection	[21]
	Bank Street Best Books of the Year	Selection	[22]
	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award	Nominee	[23]
	Indiebound Indie Next Pick	Selection	[24]

Bibliography

Children's Books

• The Peculiar (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2012)
• The Whatnot (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2013)
• Cinders and Sparrows (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2020)

Young Adult

• A Drop of Night (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2016)

Nonfiction

• Clandestine (forthcoming from Workman, 2023), in collaboration with April Genevieve Tucholke

Anthologies

• The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2014) — a book of short stories by Claire Legrand, Katherine Catmull, and Emma Trevayne; illustrated by Alexander Jansson
• Slasher Girls & Monster Boys (Dial, 2015) — short story collection edited by April Genevieve Tucholke, with stories by Bachmann, Marie Lu, Leigh Bradugo, Jay Kristoff, etc.
• Quest: Stories of Journeys from Around Europe (Alma Books, 2017) — short stories edited by Daniel Hahn, with stories by Bachmann, Katherine Rundell, Maria Turtschaninoff, etc.

References

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