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Kami Garcia
Kami Garcia at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Kami Garcia at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
BornKami Marin
(1972-03-25) March 25, 1972 (age 52)
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Period2009–present
GenreChildren's fantasy, science fiction, adventure novels
Notable worksBeautiful Creatures
The Lovely Reckless
SpouseAlex Garcia
RelativesRobert Marin (father)

Kami Garcia (born March 25, 1972) is an American writer. She is known for writing young adult fiction and graphic novels for DC Comics.

Life

She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, but currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. She formerly taught in the Washington D.C. area until she moved to Los Angeles. In addition to teaching, she was a professional artist.

Career

Caster Chronicles series

She is the co-author along with her friend Margaret Stohl of the Caster Chronicles book series, starting with Beautiful Creatures. The series currently consists of four books and a novella and is generally classified as a contemporary young adult fantasy novel, with particular interest for teens. It is set in the fictional small town of Gatlin, South Carolina in the Southern United States, and deals with a group of townspeople, friends, witches (called "Casters" in the books), and numerous other magical creatures.

The first book, Beautiful Creatures reached International Bestseller Status and is on The New York Times Best Seller list. It has been published in 50 countries and translated into 39 languages. It was made into the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures[1][2] and has also been turned into a graphic novel.

Graphic novels

Garcia and Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo have created four Teen Titans young adult graphic novels for DC Comics.[3] The graphic novels have told stories about Teen Titans characters Raven and Beast Boy.

Personal life

She is married to Alex Garcia, a video game producer.[4] They have two children together.

Bibliography

Novels

Garcia at the Miami Book Fair International 2014
  • Broken Beautiful Hearts (2018; Imprint) – ISBN 978-1250079206
  • The Lovely Reckless (2016; Imprint) – ISBN 978-1250129680

The X-Files Origins

  • The X-Files Origins #1: Agent of Chaos (2017; Imprint) – ISBN 978-1250119568

Caster Chronicles series

  1. Beautiful Creatures (2009) – ISBN 978-0-316-23168-8
  2. Beautiful Darkness (2010) – ISBN 978-0-316-12917-6
  3. Dream Dark (2011) e-novella only[5]
  4. Beautiful Chaos (2011) – ISBN 978-0-316-19306-1
  5. Beautiful Redemption (2012) – ISBN 978-0-316-21460-5

Dangerous Creatures series (Caster Chronicles spin-offs)

  1. Dangerous Dream (2013) e-novella only[6]
  2. Dangerous Creatures (2014) – ISBN 978-0-316-37031-8
  3. Dangerous Deception (2015) – ISBN 978-0-316-38363-9

Legion series

  1. Unbreakable. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 1 October 2013. ISBN 978-0-316-21020-1.
  2. Unmarked. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 30 September 2014. ISBN 978-0-316-21022-5.

Short stories

  • "Red Run", published in Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions (2011) – ISBN 978-0-062-01579-2 [7]
  • "Improbable Futures"

Graphic novels

Teen Titans

  • Teen Titans: Raven (2019; DC Ink)[8] – ISBN 978-1401286231
  • Teen Titans: Beast Boy (2020; DC Ink)[9] – ISBN 978-1401287191
  • Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven (2021; DC Ink) – ISBN 978-1779514882
  • Teen Titans: Robin (2023; DC Ink) - ISBN 1779512244

Comic books

  • Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1 - #8 (October 9, 2019 – April 7, 2021)

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2014 Bram Stoker Awards BSA–Young Adult Unbreakable Nominated
2015 Unmarked Nominated
2022 BSA–Graphic Novel Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Nominated [10]

References

  1. ^ "Beautiful Creatures: Authors". Beautifulcreaturesauthors.com. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. ^ Tishgart, Sierra. "Authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl on 'Beautiful Redemption'". TeenVogue.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. ^ "DC Announces 'Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven' Young Adult Graphic Novel From Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo". DC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ Orton, Kathy. "A house that worked for the whole family and a best-selling author". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Dream Dark". kamigarcia.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Books". kamigarcia.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ^ Enthralled : Paranormal Diversions. OCLC 756819369.
  8. ^ Grunenwald, Joe (14 November 2018). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ Sobon, Nicole (1 June 2019). "DC Ink Announces Teen Titans: Beast Boy Graphic Novel, Reveals Cover". CBR. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "sfadb : Kami Garcia Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami_Garcia

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