Laini Taylor
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December 11, 1971 Chico, California, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2004–present |
| Genre | Young adult fantasy |
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| Spouse | Jim Di Bartolo (2001–present) |
| Children | Clementine |
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Laini Taylor (born December 11, 1971) is an American young adult fantasy author and a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature.[1] She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014.
Biography
Taylor was born in Chico, California, and has an English degree from UC Berkeley. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and daughter.[2] She always wanted to be a writer, but was 35 before she finished her first novel.[3]
In 2004 she wrote a graphic novel for Image Comics, illustrated by her husband Jim Di Bartolo.[4] Her first novel, Dreamdark: Blackbringer was published in 2007, the sequel for which was a winner of the 2009 Cybil Award.[5] However, she is best known for the Daughter of Smoke and Bone young adult fantasy series. The first book in the series was chosen by Amazon as the Best Teen Book of 2011,[6] and the sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight, was also on the list for 2012.[7] Joe Roth is attached as producer for a film project of the first book in the series.[8]
Works
Faeries of Dreamdark
- Dreamdark: Blackbringer (2007)
- Dreamdark: Silksinger (2009)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011)
- Days of Blood and Starlight (2012)
- Dreams of Gods and Monsters (2014)
- Night of Cake and Puppets - Ebook Novella (2013)
Strange the Dreamer
- Strange the Dreamer (2017)
- The Muse of Nightmares (TBA)
Graphic novels
- The Drowned, illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo (2004)
Collections
- Lips Touch: Three Times (2009)
References
- ↑ "Portland Writer Laini Taylor is National Book Award finalist". Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Laini Taylor's Blog: About Laini". Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "5 Writing Tips from Laini Taylor". Publisher's Weekly. November 16, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "This July, "The Drowned" surfaces from Image" (Press release). Comic Book Resources. April 13, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "The 2009 Cybils Winners". Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Best Books of 2011: Young Adult". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Best Teen Books of 2012". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Joe Roth to Produce Universal's 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone'". The Hollywood Reporter. December 18, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Laini Taylor at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Laini Taylor at Library of Congress Authorities, with 6 catalog records
- Fisher, Rebecca (August 30, 2014). "Interview at Fantasy Literature". FantasyLiterature.com.