Kristin Cashore
Kristin Cashore (born 1976) is an American young adult and fantasy writer.
Early life
Cashore grew up in the Pennsylvania countryside, the second of four daughters. She has a bachelor's degree from Williams College. She received her master's degree in Children's Literature from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College in 2003.[1] She has worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer.[2] She writes her novels by hand.[3]
Literary career
Her debut novel, Graceling, was published in October 2008.[4] The book has been nominated for the Andre Norton and William C. Morris awards.
Her second book, Fire, was released in October 2009, and is described as being a 'prequel-ish companion book' to Graceling.[5] Fire received the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award.[2]
Her third book, Bitterblue, was released in May 2012. All three books were a part of the Graceling Realm series[5][6] which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into 33 languages.[3]
Her fourth book, Jane, Unlimited, was released in September 2017. Jane, Unlimited is her first published novel that takes a step away from the Graceling Realm, and is told in multiple genres.[7]
Her most recent book, Winterkeep, was released in January 2021 and returned to the Graceling Realm series.[8]
Cashore has also written professionally for textbooks, and teacher editions, as well as for The Horn Book Guide.[1]
Books
Series
Graceling Realm
- Graceling (October 1, 2008)
- Fire (October 5, 2009)
- Bitterblue (May 1, 2012)
- Winterkeep (January 19, 2021)
- Seasparrow (November 1, 2022)
Standalones
- Jane, Unlimited (September 19, 2017)
Graphic Novels
- Graceling: Graphic Novel (November 16, 2021)
References
- ^ a b "Kristin Cashore Books, Author Biography, and Reading Level | Scholastic". www.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ a b "Kristin Cashore | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ a b "BookExpo 2017: Kristin Cashore Takes a Break". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ "A Short Bio". This Is My Secret (personal blog). February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ a b "My books". This Is My Secret. February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Kristin Cashore". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Q & A with Kristin Cashore". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Winterkeep". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
External links
- Official website
- Kristin Cashore at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Kristin Cashore at Library of Congress, with 4 library catalog records
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