Kaleb Nation (born September 16, 1988) is an American writer, executive producer, and YouTube personality. He currently resides in

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Writing career

2009–2010

Nation began writing his first novel at the age of 14 on the night of March 3, 2003. Following six years of writing, Nation's novel ''Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse'' was published by Sourcebooks and Scholastic on September 9, 2009, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The book was translated into Portuguese by Panini Brazil and into Russian by Eksmo, under the title "Bran Hembrik: i proklyate Farfilda" and author name "Kaleb Neyshn". In 2010, the second book in the "Bran Hambric" series was published, titled ''Bran Hambric: The Specter Key''.

2011–2014

In November 2011, Nation completed his first novel for young adults. The book was called a "supernatural conspiracy theory novel". ''Harken'' was published on January 13, 2013.

2019–present

In 2019, Kaleb Nation was named

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of Ask Dr. Drew, a

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program hosted by

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. Nation is credited as the producer of over 400 episodes of Ask Dr. Drew.

Television

On January 30, 2014, Kaleb Nation appeared in a segment of the nightly TV news program ''

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'' on HLN called "Hooked: Social Media Stars." Kaleb was later added as a regular commentator focussing on social media trends. Following this appearance, Kaleb and

began to collaborate on media projects, including the launch of Pinsky's live streaming series ''Ask Dr. Drew'' in 2019. In May 2014, Kaleb made a cameo appearance in a national television ad campaign for

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. In June 2015, Kaleb and his fiancée Taylor Elizabeth were featured on

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for a segment about online relationships. On January 8, 2016, Nation appeared in an episode of

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's Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta titled "A Little Sparkle Goes A Long Way" featuring his wedding to fellow

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personality Taylor Elizabeth (bfftaylor).

Radio

Nation hosted his first radio show at age 13 in Austin, Texas, under the pseudonym Kaleb Krew. By age 17, Nation's show was nationally syndicated and broadcast in over 20 states and countries. The show ended in 2009 after Nation's first novel was published.

YouTube

Nation began his career as a viral video producer on

in 2009. , Nation's

channel "kalebnation" has 74,000 subscribers and 49 million video views. His second channel "60SR" has over 18,000 subscribers and 12 million video views. In May 2012, Nation announced that his channel "60SR" had joined digital media company PMC to become a daily, 60-second entertainment

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. The show ended regular production in August 2013. In 2011, Nation appeared on stage at

convention

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with a panel of authors. He is a regular attendee of YouTube convention VidCon. In August 2013, Nation was chosen by

to be the company's official correspondent at the 2013

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Video Music Awards. In 2019, Nation was honored on stage at Vidcon as a Founding Featured Creator alongside John Green,

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, Shaycarl, Dave Days,

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, and Michael Buckley.

Business

In 2013, Nation founded online marketing agency Kaleb Media.

Other work

From 2009 to 2011, Nation wrote for TwilightGuy.com, a website dedicated to the

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series of books by Stephenie Meyer. The website was featured in BusinessWeek and

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. Nation also appeared in the documentary Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town and was profiled by the

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when
parody
he posted of Pottermore became a viral hit. In May 2012, Nation starred in ''Princess Charming'', the music video by Megan and Liz. In December 2013, Nation made a cameo appearance in

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's "Saturday" music video. He has appeared in other music videos for artists including

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, Lindsey Stirling,

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, Dave Days, and

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Personal life

Nation resides in

with a

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named Chilla and a puppy named Selfie. He is married to fellow YouTube personality Taylor Elizabeth Nation, whom he met in 2010 at

convention Playlist Live and began dating in 2012 at

convention Vidcon. On June 7, 2014, Nation proposed at YouTube convention Digifest in

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on stage in front of a crowd of over 12,000. The story of Kaleb and Taylor’s relationship was featured in the 2017 documentary ''Internet Kids''. Nation attended the

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but left after signing his first book deal. He is a black belt in taekwondo.

Books

* ''Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse'' (2009) * ''Bran Hembrik: i proklyate Farfilda'' (2010) * ''Bran Hambric: The Specter Key'' (2010) * ''Harken'' (2013)

References

External links

Official website

Trapped Between Life And Death
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