Brigid Kemmerer

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Brigid Kemmerer (born January 11, 1978) is an American author of young adult fiction. [1] [2]

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Brigid Kemmerer
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Kemmerer in 2019
Born (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978 (age 46) [1]
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. [1]
Occupation
  • Author
  • speaker
LanguageEnglish
Genres
Website
brigidkemmerer.com

Early life

She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but shortly thereafter moved all over, the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the lakeside in Cleveland, Ohio, later settling near Annapolis, Maryland. [3]

She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer. [4] [5]

Personal life

Her favorite books as a child were Shattered Glass by Elaine Bergstrom, The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Dun Lady’s Jess by Doranna Durgin, and Anything by Christopher Pike. [3]

As of 2021, she lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and sons. [6]

Career

Influences

The authors most influential to her writing are Christopher Pike, Jodi Picoult, Charlaine Harris, Dan Savage, and Bill Konigsberg. [3]

Cursebreakers series

Background

One of the main characters in the Cursebreakers series, Harper, has cerebral palsy, which the author was inspired to include because one of her friends has the same condition. [6] The inspiration for the first book was her love for the fairytale Beauty and the Beast. [3]

Reception

A Curse So Dark and Lonely was a New York Times bestseller [7] and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly . [8]

Defy the Night series

Plot

The first book, Defy the Night, is about a kingdom ruled by a cruel king in which his brother's task is to punish thieves and black marketeers and a mysterious illness makes the rounds. [6]

More than We Can Tell

Her standalone novel More Than We Can Tell received a starred review from the School Library Journal . [9]

Bibliography

Elemental series

Letters to the Lost series

Kemmerer at the 2022 Texas Book Festival. Brigid Kemmerer 2022 Texas Book Festival.jpg
Kemmerer at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.

Cursebreakers series

Forging Silver into Stars series (Cursebreakers spin-off)

Defy the Night series

Warrior Princess Assassin series

Standalone novels

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