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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

External links

• Official website
• Kristin Cashore at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Kristin Cashore at Library of Congress Authorities, with 4 catalog records

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