Kiersten White Explained

Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2009.^[1]

Early life

White was born in Utah in 1983 and graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young University, where she studied English. She lives with her family in San Diego, California. White was raised Mormon but is no longer practicing.^[2]

Career

White is a writer covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal, horror); she writes middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction.

Awards and honors

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the Young Adult category.^[3] White's first novel, Paranormalcy (2009), debuted at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list in the "Children's Books—Chapter Books" category.^[4] The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011.^[5] The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview.^[6] A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales (2017);^[7] And I Darken (2016) received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List.^[8]

Recognitions

Year Awarded	Nominee	Recognition	Category	Result	Ref
2010	Paranormalcy	New York Times Best Seller list	"Children's Books—Chapter Books"	7
2011		11th Utah Book Awards	Young Adult
2017	And I Darken	2017 Rainbow Book List	Young Adult	(unranked)

Bibliography

Standalone novels

• The Chaos of Stars (2013; HarperTeen) –
• Illusions of Fate (2014; HarperTeen) –
• The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (2018; Delacorte Press) –
• Hide (2022; Del Rey Books) –
• Mister Magic (2023; Del Rey Books) – ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Chapbooks

• Reality No-Show (2016; Serial Box) –
• The End of the Beginning (2016; Serial Box) –

Paranormalcy series

See main article: Paranormalcy.

1. Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) –
2. Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) –
3. Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) –

Mind Games series

1. Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) –
2. Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) –

Novellas:

• 0.5. Annie and Fia (2013; HarperTeen) – (e-book)

The Conqueror's Saga

1. And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) –
2. Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) –
3. Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) –

Camelot Rising

1. The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) –
2. The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) –
3. The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) –

Sinister Summer

1. Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) –

Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)

1. Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) –
2. Chosen (2020; Simon Pulse) –

Star Wars contributions

• From a Certain Point of View:
  • Eyes of the Empire (2020; Del Rey Books) –
• Padawan (2022; Disney-Lucasfilm Press) –

Collections

• Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (2017; Scholastic) –

Graphic novels

• In the Shadows with Jim Di Bartolo (2014; Scholastic) –

Contributions to anthologies

Year	Contribution	Anthology	Editor	ISBN
2011	"Tick, Tick, Boom" (short story)	Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances	ed. Trisha Telep
2014	"Womb" (short	Altered Perceptions	ed. Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Robison Wells

Notes and References

1. Book: White , Kiersten . United States . Paranormalcy . HarperCollins . 2009 . 978-0-06-198585-0.
2. News: Aguirre . Abby . September 3, 2023 . An Unexpected Hotbed of Y.A. Authors: Utah . March 16, 2024 . The New York Times.
3. Web site: 2018 Bram Stoker Award Winners. 2020-10-28. www.fictiondb.com.
4. News: Best Sellers . . 9 September 2010 . 7 May 2018 .
5. News: Ben . Fulton . Best Sellers . . 18 October 2011 . 7 May 2018 .
6. News: Librarian Preview: HarperCollins (Fall 2010) . . June 17, 2010 . July 27, 2010 . June 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100623084541/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2010/06/17/librarian-preview-harper-collins-fall-2010/ . dead .
7. News: Lone Star Reading List (Fall 2017) . . 2017 . May 21, 2018 .
8. News: Rainbow Book List (Fall 2017) . . Fall 2017 . May 21, 2018 .
9. Web site: sfadb : Kiersten White Awards . 2022-07-06 . www.sfadb.com.
10. News: Anders . Charlie Jane . 2023-08-16 . Review Utopia or dystopia? In these books, it's complicated. . 2024-01-04 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
11. Web site: 2023-09-27 . 'Mister Magic': A suspense thriller that pricks a Catholic conscience – OSV News . 2024-01-04 . . en-US.
12. News: Tuttle . Lisa . 2023-08-11 . The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup . 2024-01-04 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
13. Web site: Jana Riess: 'I don't want to be here' — bestselling novelist explains why she left Mormonism . 2024-01-04 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
14. Web site: Combs . Seth . 2022-03-20 . Spring Arts Preview 2022: Author Kiersten White poised to break out of the YA genre with four new books . 2024-01-04 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US.