Kristin Cashore

Kristin Cashore (born 1976) is an American young adult and fantasy writer.

Cashore at the Texas Book Festival in 2012

Early life

She grew up in the Pennsylvania countryside, the second of four daughters. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Williams College and a Master's degree in Children's Literature from the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College in 2003.[1] She's worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer.[2] In 2017, she began working in an office outside her home, and she is still writing all of 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
  • Graceling, 1 October 2008
  • Fire, 5 October 2009
  • Bitterblue, 1 May 2012
  • Jane, Unlimited, 19 September 2017[5]
  • Winterkeep, 19 January 2021

References
  1. "Kristin Cashore Books, Author Biography, and Reading Level | Scholastic". www.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  2. "Kristin Cashore | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  3. "BookExpo 2017: Kristin Cashore Takes a Break". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  4. "A Short Bio". This Is My Secret (personal blog). February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. "My books". This Is My Secret. February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  6. "Kristin Cashore". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  7. "Q & A with Kristin Cashore". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  8. "Winterkeep". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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