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'''Brigid Kemmerer''' (born January 11, 1978) is an American author of [[young adult fiction]].<ref name="YoungEntertainment">{{cite web |title=Storm (Elemental #1) |url=https://youngentertainmentmag.com/storm-elemental-1/ |website=Young Entertainment |access-date=November 10, 2021 |date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-02-24|title=Brigid Kemmerer|journal=Contemporary Authors|via=Gale Literature}}</ref> She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/brigid-kemmerer-author-interview/|title=Q&A: Brigid Kemmerer, Author of 'A Heart So Fierce and Broken'|last=Deo|first=Annie|date=2020-01-01|website=The Nerd Daily|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/neighborhoods/ph-ac-cc-around-pasadena-0408-20170405-story.html|title=Around Pasadena: Local author realizes dream of becoming full-time writer|last=Brown|first=Atalie Day|date=2017-04-06|website=[[The Capital|Capital Gazette]]|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> Her novel ''A Curse So Dark and Lonely'', an adaptation of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-author-brigid-kemmerer|title=Interview With an Author: Brigid Kemmerer|website=[[Los Angeles Public Library]]|date=2019-04-04|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/02/17/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books – Best Sellers – Feb. 17, 2019|website=[[The New York Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> and received a [[starred review]] from ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68119-508-7|title=Children's Book Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=2019-01-03|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> Her standalone novel ''More Than We Can Tell'' received a starred review from the ''[[School Library Journal]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=more-than-we-can-tell|title=More Than We Can Tell|last=Fitzgerald|first=Ellen|date=2017-12-01|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>
'''Brigid Kemmerer''' (born January 11, 1978) is an American author of [[young adult fiction]].<ref name="YoungEntertainment">{{cite web |title=Storm (Elemental #1) |url=https://youngentertainmentmag.com/storm-elemental-1/ |website=Young Entertainment |access-date=November 10, 2021 |date=December 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2017-02-24|title=Brigid Kemmerer|journal=Contemporary Authors|via=Gale Literature}}</ref> She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/brigid-kemmerer-author-interview/|title=Q&A: Brigid Kemmerer, Author of 'A Heart So Fierce and Broken'|last=Deo|first=Annie|date=2020-01-01|website=The Nerd Daily|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/neighborhoods/ph-ac-cc-around-pasadena-0408-20170405-story.html|title=Around Pasadena: Local author realizes dream of becoming full-time writer|last=Brown|first=Atalie Day|date=2017-04-06|website=[[The Capital|Capital Gazette]]|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> Her novel ''A Curse So Dark and Lonely'', an adaptation of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-author-brigid-kemmerer|title=Interview With an Author: Brigid Kemmerer|website=[[Los Angeles Public Library]]|date=2019-04-04|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/02/17/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books – Best Sellers – Feb. 17, 2019|website=[[The New York Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> and received a [[starred review]] from ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68119-508-7|title=Children's Book Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=2019-01-03|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> Her standalone novel ''More Than We Can Tell'' received a starred review from the ''[[School Library Journal]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=more-than-we-can-tell|title=More Than We Can Tell|last=Fitzgerald|first=Ellen|date=2017-12-01|website=School Library Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==

Revision as of 10:37, 18 May 2023

Brigid Kemmerer
Kemmerer in 2019
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

Brigid Kemmerer (born January 11, 1978) is an American author of young adult fiction.[1][2] She worked in the finance industry before becoming a full-time writer.[3][4] Her novel A Curse So Dark and Lonely, an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast,[5] was a New York Times bestseller[6] and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[7] Her standalone novel More Than We Can Tell received a starred review from the School Library Journal.[8]

Works

Elemental series

  • Elemental (#0.5) (2012)
  • Storm (#1) (2012)[9]
  • Fearless (#1.5) (2012)
  • Spark (#2) (2012)[10]
  • Breathless (#2.5) (2013)
  • Spirit (#3) (2013)[11]
  • Secret (#4) (2014)[12]
  • Sacrifice (#5) (2014)

Letters to the Lost series

Kemmerer at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.

Cursebreakers series

  • A Curse So Dark and Lonely (2019)[6][18][19]
  • A Heart So Fierce and Broken (2020)[20]
  • A Vow So Bold and Deadly (2021)
  • ‘Forging Silver into Stars’ (2022)

Defy the Night series

  • Defy the Night (2021)
  • Defend the Dawn (2022)

Standalone novels

  • Thicker Than Water (2015)[21][22]
  • Call It What You Want (2019)[23]

References

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