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 MoreA lot of people ask what I would be doing if I wasn't a writer, which is funny because I haven't been a writer very long. I've been lots of other things . . . I waited tables in Georgetown, and worked for a speed cleaning service (I can still clean my whole house merrily […]
Read MoreI've been getting a lot of e-mails lately asking what I was like as a teen. What a terrifying question. Mostly, because I remember exactly what I was like & how I felt back then. So the short answer? I was weird. The long answer is more complicated: dark moody volatile wore lots of black, […]
Read MoreIt's a question politicians are asking, and their answer is clear with every library closure and pink slip. Last week, the LA Unified School District was giving librarians pink slips — this is after a decision to cut the library acquisitions budget to 0% this year. The frightening thing is LAUSD is not alone. Libraries […]
Read MoreI got a really interesting e-mail from a reader/writer the other day, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. This writer was involved in a debate with some of her critique partners about the importance of following certain "rules" when writing fiction. The writer who e-mailed me argued that there are no […]
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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.
