Markus Zusak is the internationally bestselling author of several novels, including The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger, and Bridge of Clay. Zusak's New York Times bestselling books are translated into more than forty languages, establishing him as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia. His international young adult bestseller The Book Thief, which has sold nine million copies around the world and was adapted into the 2013 movie of the same name. In 2018 the popular novel was voted one of America's all-time favorite books on the PBS Great American Read series.