Biography
Jessica Day George was raised in Idaho. She later majored in Humanities and Comparative Literature at BYU. George also studied German, Norwegian, and Old Norse at BYU; [1] [2] she studied these languages so she could read Viking sagas in the original written language. [3] Before she began writing full-time, she worked as a librarian and a bookseller. [3]
Her first publishing offer came from Bloomsbury Publishing for her first draft of Dragon Slippers. Dragon Slippers was published in 2007; she still continues to write for Bloomsbury Publishing. [1] George also runs the website "Bookshop Talk", where she organizes and posts book reviews written by bloggers. [4] George has been the keynote speaker for writer's workshops and teen writing conference. [5] [6] In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly periodical magazine Mormon Artist. [7] [8]
Her books and current published series include the Princess series, the Dragonskin Slippers series, and the Castle Glower series, as well as the stand-alone book Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. [9] Many of her stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales, and have received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews , [10] [11] [12] Booklist Online, [13] [14] and others. George was on the New York Times bestseller list in May 2013 for Wednesdays in the Tower. [15]
George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [16]
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