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'''Tahereh Mafi''' (November 9, 1988) is an [[Iranian Americans|American]] author based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. She is known for writing [[young adult fiction]].
'''Tahereh Mafi''' (November 10, 1988) is an Iranian-American author based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. She is known for writing [[young adult fiction]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mafi was born on November 9, 1988, in a small town in [[Connecticut]]. She is the youngest child of her family and has four older brothers.<ref name="Mafi Bio" /> Mafi's parents are immigrants from [[Iran]].<ref name=USAtoday>{{cite news|last1=Minzesheimer|first1=Bob|title=New Voices|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=J0E055347858211&site=ehost-live|access-date=3 February 2015|work=USA Today|publisher=Academic Search Complete|date=17 November 2011|page=2d}}</ref> At age 12 she moved with her family to [[Northern California]] and at age 14 they moved to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/11/shatter-me.html|title = Not Just for Kids: Author Tahereh Mafi discusses 'Shatter Me'|date = 2011-11-28|website = LA Times|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-04-20}}</ref>
Mafi was born on November 9, 1988, in a small town in [[Connecticut]]. She is the youngest child of her family and has four older brothers.<ref name="Mafi Bio" /> Mafi's parents are immigrants from [[Iran]].<ref name=USAtoday>{{cite news|last1=Minzesheimer|first1=Bob|title=New Voices|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=J0E055347858211&site=ehost-live|access-date=3 February 2015|work=USA Today|publisher=Academic Search Complete|date=17 November 2011|page=2d}}</ref> At age 12 she moved with her family to [[Northern California]] and at age 14 they moved to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/11/shatter-me.html|title = Not Just for Kids: Author Tahereh Mafi discusses 'Shatter Me'|date = 2011-11-28|newspaper = LA Times|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-04-20}}</ref>


Mafi graduated from [[University High School (Irvine)|University High School]] in [[Irvine, California]]. She later graduated from [[Soka University of America]] in [[Aliso Viejo, California]].<ref name="USAtoday" /> She has varying levels of competency in eight different languages. She studied abroad in [[Barcelona]], Spain for a semester in college. During this trip she had the opportunity to be fully immersed in the Spanish language.<ref name="Mafi Bio">{{cite web|title=Tahereh Mafi Bio|url=http://www.epicreads.com/authors/tahereh-mafi/386/|work=Epic Readers: Your World. Your Books.|publisher=HarperCollins Publishing}}</ref>
Mafi graduated from [[University High School (Irvine)|University High School]] in [[Irvine, California]]. She later graduated from the [[Soka University of America]] in [[Aliso Viejo, California]].<ref name="USAtoday" /> She has varying levels of competency in eight different languages. She studied abroad in [[Barcelona]], Spain for a semester in college. During this trip she had the opportunity to be fully immersed in the Spanish language.<ref name="Mafi Bio">{{cite web|title=Tahereh Mafi Bio|url=http://www.epicreads.com/authors/tahereh-mafi/386/|work=Epic Readers: Your World. Your Books.|publisher=HarperCollins Publishing}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Mafi stated that before writing her first novel, ''[[Shatter Me]]'', she wrote five manuscripts in order to better understand how to write a book.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298353/lifestyle/welcome-to-tahereh-mafi-s-dystopia-in-the-shatter-me-series|title = Welcome to Tahereh Mafi's dystopia in the 'Shatter Me' series|website = GMA News Online|access-date = 2016-04-20}}</ref>
Mafi stated that before writing her first novel, ''[[Shatter Me]]'', she wrote five manuscripts in order to better understand how to write a book.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298353/lifestyle/welcome-to-tahereh-mafi-s-dystopia-in-the-shatter-me-series|title = Welcome to Tahereh Mafi's dystopia in the 'Shatter Me' series|website = GMA News Online| date=8 March 2013 |access-date = 2016-04-20}}</ref>


''Shatter Me'' was published on November 15, 2011. Since then, ''Unravel Me'' (published on February 5, 2013) and ''Ignite Me'' (published on February 4, 2014) have been published. Mafi also has two novellas that go with the Shatter Me series, ''Destroy Me'' and ''Fracture Me''.<ref name="Official Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.taherehbooks.com/#!the-author|title=Tahereh Mafi|work=Tahereh Mafi: young Adult Author|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> Film rights to ''Shatter Me'' have been purchased by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name=USAtoday />
''Shatter Me'' was published on November 15, 2011. Since then, ''Unravel Me'' (published on February 5, 2013) and ''Ignite Me'' (published on February 4, 2014) have been released. Mafi has two novellas that go with the Shatter Me series, ''Destroy Me'' and ''Fracture Me''.<ref name="Official Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.taherehbooks.com/#!the-author|title=Tahereh Mafi|work=Tahereh Mafi: young Adult Author|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> Film rights to ''Shatter Me'' have been purchased by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name=USAtoday />


In August 2016 Mafi released ''Furthermore,'' a [[Young adult fiction|middle-grade fiction]] novel about a pale girl living in a world of great color and magic of which she has none.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/01/tahereh-mafi-furthermore|title='Shatter Me' author Tahereh Mafi previews next project, 'Furthermore'|website=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref>
In August 2016 Mafi released ''Furthermore,'' a [[Young adult fiction|middle-grade fiction]] novel about a pale girl living in a world of great color and magic of which she has none.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/01/tahereh-mafi-furthermore|title='Shatter Me' author Tahereh Mafi previews next project, 'Furthermore'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref>


In April 2017, Mafi announced another trilogy in the Shatter Me universe following the same cast of characters. The first installment, ''Restore Me'', is told from a [[Dual narrative|dual-POV]] from Juliette Ferrars and Warner, the protagonist and antagonist, respectively, in the original trilogy. ''Restore Me'' was published on March 6, 2018.
In April 2017, Mafi announced another trilogy in the Shatter Me universe following the same cast of characters. The first installment, ''Restore Me'', is told from a [[Dual narrative|dual-POV]] from Juliette Ferrars and Warner, the protagonist and antagonist, respectively, in the original trilogy. ''Restore Me'' was published on March 6, 2018.
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Mafi currently resides in Irvine, California, where she continues to write.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/09/entertainment/la-ca-jc-ransom-riggs-tahereh-mafi-20140112|title=Ransom Riggs and Tahereh Mafi's home for bestselling authors|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn|date=2014-01-09|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> She is Muslim. In 2013 she married author [[Ransom Riggs]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/55267/future-books-experimental-home-tahereh-mafi-and-ransom-riggs|title=The Future of Books Is Experimental: At Home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs|website=Mental Floss|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> In March 2017, Mafi announced via Twitter that she was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter, Layla, on 30 May 2017. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxHmiZBz6C/|website=Instagram|title=birth announcement}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=
Mafi currently resides in Irvine, California, where she continues to write.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-ransom-riggs-tahereh-mafi-20140112-story.html|title=Ransom Riggs and Tahereh Mafi's home for bestselling authors|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn|date=2014-01-09|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> In 2013 she married author [[Ransom Riggs]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/55267/future-books-experimental-home-tahereh-mafi-and-ransom-riggs|title=The Future of Books Is Experimental: At Home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs|website=Mental Floss|date=27 February 2014 |access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> In March 2017, Mafi announced via Twitter that she was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter, Layla, on 30 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxHmiZBz6C/|website=Instagram|title=birth announcement}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-author-tahereh-mafi-made-her-family-friendly-kitchen-her-own/|title=How Author Tahereh Mafi Made Her Family-Friendly Kitchen Her Own|website=Architectural Digest|date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-author-tahereh-mafi-made-her-family-friendly-kitchen-her-own/|title=How Author Tahereh Mafi Made Her Family-Friendly Kitchen Her Own|website=Architectural Digest|date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> She identifies as [[Muslims|Muslim]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordstrom |first=Leigh |date=2021-08-19 |title=Tahereh Mafi Explores Being a Muslim Woman in Post-9/11 America Through Her Writing |url=https://wwd.com/feature/tahereh-mafi-explores-being-a-muslim-woman-in-post-9-11-america-through-her-writing-1234901407/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


'''The Shatter Me series'''
'''The Shatter Me series'''


*''[[Shatter Me]]'' (2011)
*''[[Shatter Me]]'' (2011)
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*''Shadow Me'' (2019)
*''Shadow Me'' (2019)
*''Reveal Me'' (2019)
*''Reveal Me'' (2019)
*''Believe Me'' (2021)
*''Believe Me'' (2021)

'''The Shatter Me series: The New Republic''' (spin-off to '''The Shatter Me series''')
*''Watch Me'' (2025)


'''Furthermore series'''
'''Furthermore series'''
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*''Furthermore'' (2016)
*''Furthermore'' (2016)
*''Whichwood'' (2017)
*''Whichwood'' (2017)

⚫
'''This Woven Kingdom series'''

*''This Woven Kingdom'' (2022)
*''These Infinite Threads'' (2023)
*''All This Twisted Glory'' (2024)


'''Standalones'''
'''Standalones'''
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*''A Very Large Expanse of Sea'' (2018)
*''A Very Large Expanse of Sea'' (2018)
*''An Emotion of Great Delight'' (2021)
*''An Emotion of Great Delight'' (2021)
⚫
* The Woven Kingdom (2022)


'''Compilations'''
'''Compilations'''

*''Unite Me'' (2014) (Compilation of ''Destroy Me'' and ''Fracture Me'')
*''Unite Me'' (2014) (Compilation of ''Destroy Me'' and ''Fracture Me'')
*''Find Me'' (2019) (Compilation of ''Shadow Me'' and ''Reveal Me'')
*''Find Me'' (2019) (Compilation of ''Shadow Me'' and ''Reveal Me'')
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American women writers of young adult literature]]
[[Category:American Muslims]]

Latest revision as of 13:58, 23 November 2024

Tahereh Mafi
Mafi at BookCon in 2018
Mafi at BookCon in 2018
Born (1988-11-09) November 9, 1988 (age 36)
Connecticut, United States
OccupationAuthor
NationalityIranian-American
Alma materSoka University
GenreYoung Adult literature
Notable worksShatter Me
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children1
Website
taherehmafi.com

Tahereh Mafi (November 10, 1988) is an Iranian-American author based in Santa Monica, California. She is known for writing young adult fiction.

Early life

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Mafi was born on November 9, 1988, in a small town in Connecticut. She is the youngest child of her family and has four older brothers.[1] Mafi's parents are immigrants from Iran.[2] At age 12 she moved with her family to Northern California and at age 14 they moved to Orange County.[3]

Mafi graduated from University High School in Irvine, California. She later graduated from the Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, California.[2] She has varying levels of competency in eight different languages. She studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain for a semester in college. During this trip she had the opportunity to be fully immersed in the Spanish language.[1]

Career

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Mafi stated that before writing her first novel, Shatter Me, she wrote five manuscripts in order to better understand how to write a book.[4]

Shatter Me was published on November 15, 2011. Since then, Unravel Me (published on February 5, 2013) and Ignite Me (published on February 4, 2014) have been released. Mafi has two novellas that go with the Shatter Me series, Destroy Me and Fracture Me.[5] Film rights to Shatter Me have been purchased by 20th Century Fox.[2]

In August 2016 Mafi released Furthermore, a middle-grade fiction novel about a pale girl living in a world of great color and magic of which she has none.[6]

In April 2017, Mafi announced another trilogy in the Shatter Me universe following the same cast of characters. The first installment, Restore Me, is told from a dual-POV from Juliette Ferrars and Warner, the protagonist and antagonist, respectively, in the original trilogy. Restore Me was published on March 6, 2018.

Mafi's next book, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, was released on October 16, 2018. It was longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[7]

Personal life

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Mafi currently resides in Irvine, California, where she continues to write.[8] In 2013 she married author Ransom Riggs.[8][9] In March 2017, Mafi announced via Twitter that she was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter, Layla, on 30 May 2017.[10][11] She identifies as Muslim. [12]

Bibliography

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The Shatter Me series

  • Shatter Me (2011)
  • Unravel Me (2013)
  • Ignite Me (2014)
  • Restore Me (2018)
  • Defy Me (2019)
  • Imagine Me (2020)

Novellas

  • Destroy Me (2012)
  • Fracture Me (2013)
  • Shadow Me (2019)
  • Reveal Me (2019)
  • Believe Me (2021)

The Shatter Me series: The New Republic (spin-off to The Shatter Me series)

  • Watch Me (2025)

Furthermore series

  • Furthermore (2016)
  • Whichwood (2017)

This Woven Kingdom series

  • This Woven Kingdom (2022)
  • These Infinite Threads (2023)
  • All This Twisted Glory (2024)

Standalones

  • A Very Large Expanse of Sea (2018)
  • An Emotion of Great Delight (2021)

Compilations

  • Unite Me (2014) (Compilation of Destroy Me and Fracture Me)
  • Find Me (2019) (Compilation of Shadow Me and Reveal Me)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tahereh Mafi Bio". Epic Readers: Your World. Your Books. HarperCollins Publishing.
  2. ^ a b c Minzesheimer, Bob (17 November 2011). "New Voices". USA Today. Academic Search Complete. p. 2d. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Not Just for Kids: Author Tahereh Mafi discusses 'Shatter Me'". LA Times. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Tahereh Mafi's dystopia in the 'Shatter Me' series". GMA News Online. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  5. ^ "Tahereh Mafi". Tahereh Mafi: young Adult Author. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ^ "'Shatter Me' author Tahereh Mafi previews next project, 'Furthermore'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  7. ^ "National Book Awards 2018 – National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. ^ a b Kellogg, Carolyn (2014-01-09). "Ransom Riggs and Tahereh Mafi's home for bestselling authors". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  9. ^ "The Future of Books Is Experimental: At Home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs". Mental Floss. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  10. ^ "birth announcement". Instagram.
  11. ^ "How Author Tahereh Mafi Made Her Family-Friendly Kitchen Her Own". Architectural Digest. August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Nordstrom, Leigh (2021-08-19). "Tahereh Mafi Explores Being a Muslim Woman in Post-9/11 America Through Her Writing". WWD. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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