Jacob Sager Weinstein (born January 8, 1972) is an American author, humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter. For three years he was a staff writer for ''

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'', for which he received a

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award in 2001. Earlier he was a contributor to ''

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'', and he has also written for ''

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'', the ''

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'', and ''

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''. Sager Weinstein co-wrote with Matthew David Brozik three humor books: in 2005 ''The Government Manual for New Superheroes''; ''The Government Manual for New Wizards'' in 2006; and ''The Government Manual for New Pirates'' in 2007. In 2012 he published the sardonically titled ''How Not To Kill Your Baby''. Sager Weinstein is the author of the Hyacinth Series, a middle-grade fantasy trilogy about enchanted rivers under London. In 2018, he published the picture book, ''Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian'', with art by

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. He also wrote a screenplay adapted from the 1937 novel '' Utas és holdvilág'' (''Journey by Moonlight'') by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb. The film, to be directed by

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, is still in production. Sager Weinstein was born in

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, and is a graduate of

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, where he was a charter member of the school's improvisational comedy troupe, Quipfire!. He currently lives in

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and is married to Lauren Sager Weinstein. He is the brother of television writer

Josh Weinstein Josh Weinstein (born May 5, 1966) is an American television writer and producer, known for his work on the animated comedy series ''The Simpsons''. Weinstein and Bill Oakley became best friends and writing partners at St. Albans School; Weins ...

Published works

* * * * * . Published in the UK as ''The City of Secret Rivers''. * . Published in the UK as ''The City of Guardian Stones''. *

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External links

Jacob Sager Weinstein's website and blog
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