Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson | |
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| Born | 1992 Buckingham, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
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| Notable works | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder |
Holly Jackson (born 1992)[1] is a British author of young adult novels. She is best known for her Good Girl's Guide to Murder series.
Personal life[]
Jackson grew up in Buckinghamshire, England and wrote her first novel when she was 15 years old.[1][2]
Later, she attended the University of Nottingham, where she first studied literary linguistics and creative writing,[2] graduating with a first class degree,[1] then graduating with a master's degree in English.[2]
Jackson currently lives in London, England
Published works[]
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series[]
Jackson's Good Girl's Guide to Murder series consists of four novels: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2019); Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020); As Good As Dead (2021); and Kill Joy (2021). Except for Good Girl, Bad Blood, all books were published by Electric Monkey. Good Girl, Bad Blood was published by Delacorte Press.
A Good Girls Guide to Murder received the following accolades:
- American Library Association's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2021)[3]
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2020)[4]
- Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize (2020)[5]
- British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book Winner of the Year (2020)[5]
- Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year (2020)[6]
Good Girl, Bad Blood was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize in 2021.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Holly Jackson". Book Series in Order. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Holly Jackson". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book 1 (Paperback)". Waterstone's. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Best Books of 2020". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Good Girl, Bad Blood - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book 2 (Paperback)". Waterstone's. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- British writers
- British writers of young adult literature
- 21st-century British women writers
- British children's writer stubs