Laini Taylor is an American young-adult fantasy author. She is best known for the Karou or “Daughter of Smoke and Bone," series whose third book appeared in 2014. The first book in the series was chosen by Amazon as the Best Teen Book of 2011, and the sequel, “Days of Blood and Starlight,” was also on the list for 2012. She is also the author of the” National Book Award Finalist Lips Touch: Three Times,” as well as the novels “Blackbringer” and “Silksinger.”

In 2004 she wrote a graphic novel for Image Comics, illustrated by her husband Jim Di Bartolo.

Taylor was born in Chico, California, and has an English degree from UC Berkeley. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter.

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