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Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Geboren: October 19, 1984 – Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Jennifer Lynn Barnes is an American author and scholar best known for young adult mystery and thriller fiction. Her notable books include The Inheritance Games series and The Naturals. A New York Times bestselling writer with a background in psychology, she is recognized for fast-paced, puzzle-driven novels that have reached broad international readerships.

Biografie & Werdegang des Autors

An Oklahoma native, Jennifer Lynn Barnes wanted to be a writer for almost as long as she could remember, and she entered publishing unusually early. She wrote her first published novel at nineteen and sold her first five books while still in college, beginning a career that developed alongside a serious academic life. Barnes studied cognitive science at Yale, continued her training at Cambridge as a Fulbright Scholar, and later earned her PhD from Yale in 2012. That combination of literary ambition and behavioral science became the defining pattern of her career. For many years she taught psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma before leaving academia in 2022 to focus squarely on fiction. ((https://jenniferlynnbarnes.com/bio.html?utm_source=openai))

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In the shower
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For me, writing is a way to relax
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Libraries are your friend
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I do solemnly swear that I am at least mostly human
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I love families reading together
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The clues have to be there for the twist to be satisfying!
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I’ve wanted to be a writer for pretty much as long as I can remember
-Jennifer Lynn Barnes | Penguin Random House

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"Barnes is a master of mystery"

School Library Journal

"Barnes paints a convincing behind-the-scenes picture of national politics"

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"Barnes is a master at orchestrating clues as well as surprises, and her heroine has a very satisfying knack for flattening both student and adult bullies"

VOYA

"Barnes continues to establish herself as a strong voice in dark fantasy and science fiction"

Publishers Weekly

"The story is brought to life through alternating points of view and lightened by Barnes’ signature humor and witticisms"

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"With a gift for thoughtful detail, Barnes presents a fresh and fully realized world in which werewolves and humans coexist"

Publishers Weekly

"Barnes shows every card at just the right moment, catching readers off-guard at the final reveal"

Publishers Weekly

"Barnes knows how to keep the reader hooked, and fans will be eagerly reaching for this title and clamoring for the next in the series"

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