Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976) is an American author who lives in

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. She is a ''

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'' bestselling author of Young Adult fantasy novels, and she received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for ''Dragon Slippers''. Having attended

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Biography

Jessica Day George was raised in

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. She later majored in Humanities and Comparative Literature at BYU. George also studied German, Norwegian, and Old Norse at BYU; she studied these languages so she could read Viking

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s in the original written language. Before she began writing full-time, she worked as a librarian and a bookseller. 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. George also runs the website "Bookshop Talk", where she organizes and posts book reviews written by bloggers. George has been the keynote speaker for writer's workshops and teen writing conference. In 2009, George was profiled in the bimonthly periodical magazine ''Mormon Artist''. 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''. Many of her stories are adaptations of classic

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, and have received positive reviews from ''

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'', Booklist Online, and others. George was on the New York Times bestseller list in May 2013 for ''Wednesdays in the Tower''. George is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bibliography

Dragonskin Slippers series

*''Dragon Slippers'' (2006) *''Dragon Flight'' (2008) *''Dragon Spear'' (2009)

The Princesses of Westfalin series

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Princess of the Midnight Ball ''Princess of the Midnight Ball'' is a 2009 young adult fantasy novel written by Jessica Day George. It is based on the fairy tale " The Twelve Dancing Princesses". Plot summary Princess Rose and her sisters Lily, Jonquil, Hyacinth, Violet, ...

'' (2009) *'' Princess of Glass'' (2010) *''Princess of the Silver Woods'' (2012)

Castle Glower series

*''Tuesdays at the Castle'' (2011) *''Wednesdays in the Tower'' (2013) *''Thursdays with the Crown'' (2014) *''Fridays with the Wizards'' (2015) *''Saturdays at Sea'' (2017)

The Rose Legacy series

*''The Rose Legacy'' (2018) *''The Queen's Secret'' (2019) *''The Rider's Reign'' (2020)

Standalone books

*''Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow'' (2008) *''Silver in the Blood'' (2015)

Podcasts

She has contributed to the writing podcast ''

Writing Excuses ''Writing Excuses'' is a podcast hosted by authors Dan Wells (author), Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Erin Roberts, DongWon Song, and author and web cartoonist Howard Tayler, and formerly also hosted by author Brandon Sanderson. Promoted as " ...

'' as a guest author several times.

Awards

Notes

References

External links

Author's website

Jessica Day George papers
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library,

Jessica Day George correspondence, 2006-2009
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Jessica Day George interviews, approximately 2009
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Jessica Day George literary manuscripts, 2007-2010
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Bookshop TalkAuthor website at publisher Bloomsbury
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