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Kiersten White

Kiersten White

American children's author, born 1983


Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2009.[1]

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Early life

White was born in Utah in 1983[citation needed] and graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young University, where she studied English.[2] She lives with her family in San Diego, California.[3] White was raised Mormon but is no longer practicing.[4]

Career

White is a writer covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal, horror); she writes middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction.

Awards and honors

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the Young Adult category.[5] White's first novel, Paranormalcy (2009), debuted at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list in the "Children's Books—Chapter Books" category.[6] The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011.[7] The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview.[8] A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales (2017);[9] And I Darken (2016) received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List[10]

Awards

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Recognitions

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Bibliography

Standalone novels

  • The Chaos of Stars (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135926
  • Illusions of Fate (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135896
  • The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525577942
  • Hide (2022; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593359235
  • Mister Magic (2023; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593359266[12][13][14][15][16]

Chapbooks

Paranormalcy series

  1. Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985843
  2. Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985867
  3. Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985881

Mind Games series

  1. Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135315
  2. Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135841

Novellas:

The Conqueror's Saga

  1. And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522310
  2. Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522358
  3. Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522396

Camelot Rising

  1. The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581673
  2. The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581710
  3. The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581758

Sinister Summer

  1. Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0593379042

Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)

  1. Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404953
  2. Chosen (2020; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404984

Star Wars contributions

Collections

Graphic novels

Contributions to anthologies

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References

  1. White, Kiersten (2009). Paranormalcy. United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-198585-0.
  2. "Kiersten White", Penguin Random House, 10 July 2018, retrieved 23 May 2018
  3. Aguirre, Abby (September 3, 2023). "An Unexpected Hotbed of Y.A. Authors: Utah". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "2018 Bram Stoker Award Winners". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. "Best Sellers". The New York Times. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. Fulton, Ben (18 October 2011). "Best Sellers". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. "Librarian Preview: HarperCollins (Fall 2010)". School Library Journal. June 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  8. "Lone Star Reading List (Fall 2017)". Lone Star Reading List. 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. "Rainbow Book List (Fall 2017)". Rainbow Book List. Fall 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. "sfadb : Kiersten White Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  11. Anders, Charlie Jane (2023-08-16). "Review | Utopia or dystopia? In these books, it's complicated". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  12. Tuttle, Lisa (2023-08-11). "The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  13. Combs, Seth (2022-03-20). "Spring Arts Preview 2022: Author Kiersten White poised to break out of the YA genre with four new books". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

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