Brigid Kemmerer

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Brigid Kemmerer (born January 11, 1978) [1] is an American author of young-adult fantasy and romance novels, best known for her series Cursebreakers and Defy the Night. [2]

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Brigid Kemmerer
Brigid Kemmerer Author Photo.jpg
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

Kemmerer was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but lived in many other places during her early life including Albuquerque, New Mexico and Cleveland, Ohio, before settling in Annapolis, Maryland. She was raised Catholic. [1] [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. [6]

As of 2021, she lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and sons. [7]

Kemmerer does not identify as religious, instead considering herself a spiritual person. [3]

Career

Influences

The authors most influential to her writing are Christopher Pike, Jodi Picoult, Charlaine Harris, Dan Savage, and Bill Konigsberg. [6]

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. [7] The inspiration for the first book was her love for the fairytale Beauty and the Beast. [6]

Reception

A Curse So Dark and Lonely was a New York Times bestseller [8] and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly . [9]

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. [7]

More than We Can Tell

Her standalone novel More Than We Can Tell received a starred review from the School Library Journal . [10]

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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Storm (Elemental #1)". Young Entertainment. December 31, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brigid Kemmerer". Contemporary Authors. February 24, 2017 – via Gale Literature.
  3. 1 2 Gabriel, Joshua (March 31, 2017). "Q & A with Brigid Kemmerer". High Literature. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Deo, Annie (January 1, 2020). "Q&A: Brigid Kemmerer, Author of 'A Heart So Fierce and Broken'". The Nerd Daily. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Brown, Atalie Day (April 6, 2017). "Around Pasadena: Local author realizes dream of becoming full-time writer". Capital Gazette . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Interview With an Author: Brigid Kemmerer". Los Angeles Public Library . April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "Author Interview with Brigid Kemmerer (ft. me fangirling over one of my favorite authors 😍)". Beyond the Read. February 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Young Adult Hardcover Books – Best Sellers – Feb. 17, 2019". The New York Times . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Children's Book Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely". Publishers Weekly . January 3, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. 1 2 Fitzgerald, Ellen (December 1, 2017). "More Than We Can Tell" . School Library Journal. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ STORM | Kirkus Reviews.
  12. ↑ SPARK | Kirkus Reviews.
  13. ↑ SPIRIT | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. ↑ SECRET | Kirkus Reviews.
  15. ↑ "Children's Book Review: Letters to the Lost". Publishers Weekly . February 6, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  16. ↑ LETTERS TO THE LOST | Kirkus Reviews.
  17. ↑ Woychowski, Jillian (January 1, 2017). "Letters to the Lost" . School Library Journal. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Children's Book Review: More Than We Can Tell". Publishers Weekly . January 15, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  19. ↑ MORE THAN WE CAN TELL | Kirkus Reviews.
  20. ↑ A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY | Kirkus Reviews.
  21. ↑ Carbone, Emma (November 1, 2018). "A Curse So Dark and Lonely" . School Library Journal. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  22. ↑ A HEART SO FIERCE AND BROKEN | Kirkus Reviews.
  23. ↑ "Children's Book Review: Thicker Than Water". Publishers Weekly . November 9, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  24. ↑ THICKER THAN WATER | Kirkus Reviews.
  25. ↑ CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT | Kirkus Reviews.


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