This week, New York Times Bestselling author Ellen Hopkins was uninvited to the Humble Teen Lit Fest because a librarian and few "concerned" parents complained about the content of Hopkins' books. They were worried that her books might have a negative impact on students & their children. If you are unfamiliar with the incident, read […]
Read MoreLast week, we finished the draft of Book 3. It took 12 weeks, which is exactly how long it took Margie and I to draft BEAUTIFUL CREATURES & BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS. That may seem fast, but we also spend 6-8 months revising, so it isn't all fun and games. While I was drafting, I would check […]
Read MoreI don’t know if you’ve been inside a Civil War fort recently, but I have. I love visiting Civil War forts and battlefields because they give me a real sense of the history of the places we are writing about in BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS & the yet-to-be-named Book 3.
Read MoreHere it is… the hermit crab race you’ve all been waiting. And yes, this is what I was doing on vacation. Note: We are still looking for Batman. Hoping he’s in the Bat Cave.
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I bet a lot of you are wondering what Vania & I are doing in North Carolina with my family. My life is exciting — let's not forget that — so after Vania & I fed the baby squirrels from BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (raised by my mom & all grown up), we got into something else. […]
Read MoreI'm on my way to the Outer Banks in NC, in 12 hours! For those of you who aren't from the South, I thought I'd give you a sneak peak of what's in store for me: Shrimp Burgers – Not so sure about this? Stay tuned on twitter & I'll post some picks of this […]
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a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.
