Kami Garcia Explained

Kami Garcia
Birth Name:Kami Marin
Birth Date:25 March 1972
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:American
Period:2009–present
Genre:Children's fantasy, science fiction, adventure novels
Notableworks:Beautiful Creatures
The Lovely Reckless
Spouse:Alex Garcia
Relatives:Robert Marin (father)
Language:English

Kami Garcia (born March 25, 1972) is an American writer. She is known for writing young adult fiction and graphic novels for DC Comics.

Life

She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, but currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. She formerly taught in the Washington D.C. area until she moved to Los Angeles. In addition to teaching, she was a professional artist.

Career

Caster Chronicles series

She is the co-author along with her friend Margaret Stohl of the Caster Chronicles book series, starting with Beautiful Creatures. The series currently consists of four books and a novella and is generally classified as a contemporary young adult fantasy novel, with particular interest for teens. It is set in the fictional small town of Gatlin, South Carolina in the Southern United States, and deals with a group of townspeople, friends, witches (called "Casters" in the books), and numerous other magical creatures.

The first book, Beautiful Creatures reached International Bestseller Status and is on The New York Times Best Seller list. It has been published in 50 countries and translated into 39 languages. It was made into the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures[1] [2] and has also been turned into a graphic novel.

Graphic novels

Garcia and Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo have created four Teen Titans young adult graphic novels for DC Comics.[3] The graphic novels have told stories about Teen Titans characters Raven and Beast Boy.

Personal life

She is married to Alex Garcia, a video game producer.[4] They have two children together.

Bibliography

Novels

The X-Files Origins

Caster Chronicles series

  1. Beautiful Creatures (2009) –
  2. Beautiful Darkness (2010) –
  3. Dream Dark (2011) e-novella only[5]
  4. Beautiful Chaos (2011) –
  5. Beautiful Redemption (2012) –

Dangerous Creatures series (Caster Chronicles spin-offs)

  1. Dangerous Dream (2013) e-novella only[6]
  2. Dangerous Creatures (2014) –
  3. Dangerous Deception (2015) –

Legion series

  1. Book: Unbreakable. 1 October 2013. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 978-0-316-21020-1.
  2. Book: Unmarked. 30 September 2014. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 978-0-316-21022-5.

Short stories

Graphic novels

Teen Titans

Comic books

Awards

!Year!Award!!Category!Nominated Work!Result!Ref
2014Bram Stoker AwardsBSA–Young AdultUnbreakable
2015Unmarked
2022BSA–Graphic NovelJoker/Harley: Criminal Sanity[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beautiful Creatures: Authors . Beautifulcreaturesauthors.com . 2013-02-14 . 2013-08-18.
  2. Web site: Tishgart . Sierra . Authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl on 'Beautiful Redemption' . TeenVogue.com . 2013-08-18.
  3. Web site: DC Announces 'Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven' Young Adult Graphic Novel From Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo . DC . 22 August 2020 . en . 21 August 2020.
  4. News: Orton . Kathy . A house that worked for the whole family and a best-selling author . 22 August 2020 . Washington Post . en.
  5. Web site: Dream Dark. kamigarcia.com. 14 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Books. kamigarcia.com. 15 July 2014.
  7. Book: Enthralled : Paranormal Diversions. 756819369.
  8. Web site: Grunenwald . Joe . Syndicated Comics . The Beat . 22 August 2020 . 14 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Sobon . Nicole . DC Ink Announces Teen Titans: Beast Boy Graphic Novel, Reveals Cover . CBR . 22 August 2020 . 1 June 2019.
  10. Web site: sfadb : Kami Garcia Awards . 2022-07-06 . www.sfadb.com.

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