Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds was born on December 6th, 1983 and is currently 42 years old. Jason Reynolds was born in Washington, D.C. Reynolds attended University of Maryland where he received a B.A. English and.
Jason Reynolds has written 8 standalone novels, starting with My Name Is Jason. Mine Too. in 2009. The most recently released novel was Twenty-Four Seconds from Now, which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Jason at this time.
Jason Reynolds has also written the Track series which has 5 books including Ghost and Patina.
Jason Reynolds: Awards & Accolades
Reynolds' books have won multiple awards, When I Was the Greatest won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Steptoe Award for New Talent, in 2015. As Brave As You won the Kirkus Prize, Best Young Readers' Literature, in 2016. Long Way Down won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Young Adult Literature, in 2017 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Young Adult in 2018, John Newbery Medal Awards - Newbery Honor in 2018. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You won the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2020.
The following novels by Jason Reynolds were nominated for these awards:
- The Boy in the Black Suit: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Young Adult Literature (2015). Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2016).
- All American Boys: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2016).
- Ghost: National Book Awards, Young People’s Literature (2016).
- As Brave As You: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2017).
- Long Way Down: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2018).
- Sunny: Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2018).
- Look Both Ways: National Book Awards, Young People’s Literature (2019). Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2020).
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: Kirkus Prize, Best Young Readers' Literature (2020).
- Ain't Burned All the Bright: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2023).
- Twenty-Four Seconds from Now: Libby Book Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction (2025).
- Soundtrack: Audie Award, Best Ensemble Performance (2026).
Jason Reynolds: Lists & Other Mentions
- Ghost: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
- Long Way Down: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection in 2021.
- Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection in 2021.
Related Authors
Fans of Jason Reynolds also enjoy these authors:
- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
- Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
- Matt Haig, author of The Midnight World Series.
- Fredrik Backman, author of: A Man Called Ove.
Jason Reynolds: F.A.Q
When was Jason Reynolds Born? How old is Jason Reynolds?
Jason Reynolds was born on December 6th, 1983. Jason Reynolds is currently 42 years old.
Where was Jason Reynolds Born?
Jason Reynolds was born in Washington, D.C., .
What book awards has Jason Reynolds won?
When I Was the Greatest: Coretta Scott King Awards: Steptoe Award for New Talent (2015).
As Brave As You: Kirkus Prize: Best Young Readers' Literature (2016).
Long Way Down: Los Angeles Times Book Prize: Best Young Adult Literature (2017),
Edgar Award: Best Young Adult (2018), John Newbery Medal Awards: Newbery Honor (2018).
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You:
Goodreads Awards: Best Nonfiction (2020).
What was the first book Jason Reynolds wrote?
The first book written by Jason Reynolds was My Name Is Jason. Mine Too., published in 2009.
What was the most recent book Jason Reynolds wrote?
His most recently released work was Coach on October 14th, 2025.
What is the most popular book by Jason Reynolds?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Jason Reynolds book is
Long Way Down. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
- Long Way Down (9.33)
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (10.00)
- Ain't Burned All the Bright (8.50)
- Look Both Ways (10.00)
- Ghost (8.50)
Are there upcoming new books by Jason Reynolds?
Jason Reynolds does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Jason Reynolds written?
Jason Reynolds has written 23 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 1 book in the Spider-Man Series, 5 books in the Track Series, 8 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Graphic Novel, 1 book in the Poetry Collection, 2 Non-Fiction Books, 3 books in the Picture Books, 1 book in the Marvel Press Novel Series.