1. Jay Asher was born on September 30,1975 and is an American writer and novelist.
11 Facts About Jay Asher
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Jay Asher is best known for writing the bestselling 2007 book Thirteen Reasons Why.
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Jay Asher attended Cuesta Community College and later California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, before leaving during his junior year to pursue his career as a writer.
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Jay Asher spent years trying to kick-start a career writing children's picture books.
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Jay Asher has published four books: Thirteen Reasons Why, a 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel; The Future of Us, co-written by Carolyn Mackler; What Light; and Piper.
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Jay Asher has written several picture books and middle school humor novels.
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Jay Asher, who is married, admitted to engaging in multiple affairs with members of the society and agreed to no longer attend the conferences in any capacity.
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Jay Asher disputed that he was expelled stating that he left voluntarily, and filed a lawsuit against the society.
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Jay Asher maintains that the affairs were consensual and that he has been a target of harassment for a decade.
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Jay Asher has not revealed the names of his accusers, stating that he has no intention in doing so.
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On February 13,2018, a spokesperson for Netflix confirmed to BuzzFeed News that Jay Asher did not play a creative role in the further seasons of the series.