Occupation Writer Name Laini Taylor Nationality American Role Author | Period 2004–present | |
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Notable works Faeries of Dreamdark seriesDaughter of Smoke and Bone seriesLips Touch: Three Times Spouse Jim Di Bartolo (2001–present) Awards Cybils Awards for Fantasy & Science Fiction Middle Grade Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Favorite Book Books Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Dreams of Gods and Monsters, Days of Blood & Starlight, Lips Touch: Three Times, Blackbringer | ||
Meet laini taylor author of daughter of smoke and bone
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. She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014.
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- Meet laini taylor author of daughter of smoke and bone
- Interview with laini taylor author of daughter of smoke and bone
- Biography
- Faeries of Dreamdark
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone
- Strange the Dreamer
- Graphic novels
- Collections
- References
Interview with laini taylor author of daughter of smoke and bone
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. She always wanted to be a writer, but was 35 before she finished her first novel.
In 2004 she wrote a graphic novel for Image Comics, illustrated by her husband Jim Di Bartolo. Her first novel, Dreamdark: Blackbringer was published in 2007, the sequel for which was a winner of the 2009 Cybil Award. 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, and the sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight, was also on the list for 2012. Joe Roth is attached as producer for a film project of the first book in the series.
Faeries of Dreamdark
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Strange the Dreamer
