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Kristin Cashore (born 1976) is an American young adult and fantasy writer, best known for the Graceling Realm series.
Kristin Cashore | |
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 Cashore at the Texas Book Festival in 2012 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Young adult, fantasy |
| Notable works | Graceling |
| Website | |
| kristincashore | |
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]
Her debut novel, Graceling, was published in October 2008.[4] The book was nominated for the Andre Norton and William C. Morris awards and earned a place on the Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year for 2008.[5] Her second book, Fire, was released in October 2009, and is described as being a 'prequel-ish companion book' to Graceling.[6] Fire received the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award.[2]
Bitterblue, the third book of the Graceling Realm series, was released in May 2012.[6][7] As of 2017, the Graceling Realm series had sold more than 1.5 million copies and been translated into 33 languages.[3]
Cashore's 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.[8]
Cashore returned to the Graceling Realm series with Winterkeep, which was released in January 2021.[9] Seasparrow, released in November 2022, was the fifth book in the series.
Cashore has also written professionally for textbooks, and teacher editions, as well as for The Horn Book Guide.[1]
Her latest book, There Is a Door in this Darkness, was released on June 11, 2024.[10]
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Graceling Realm series
- Graceling (October 1, 2008)
- Fire (October 5, 2009)
- Bitterblue (May 1, 2012)
- Winterkeep (January 19, 2021)
- Seasparrow (November 1, 2022)
Standalone novels
- Jane, Unlimited (September 19, 2017)
- There Is a Door in This Darkness (June 11, 2024)
Graphic novels
- Graceling: Graphic Novel (November 16, 2021)
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