Caragh M. O'Brien

Caragh M. O'Brien is an American novelist, known as the author of the Birthmarked trilogy, a series of young adult, dystopian novels. Her books take place in a world destroyed by climate change.

Caragh M. O'Brien
O'Brien in 2014
O'Brien in 2014
BornSaint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationWilliams College (BS)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Children3
Website
www.caraghobrien.com

Early life

O'Brien was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Science in physics, and earned her MA in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.[1]

Career

Before becoming a full-time writer, O'Brien was a high school teacher. She also published romance novels.[2]

Personal life

O'Brien is married with three children; two sons and one daughter. She is one of seven children in her family and she has sixteen nieces and six nephews.[3]

Bibliography

Birthmarked Trilogy
  • Birthmarked, Roaring Brook Press, 2010[4]
  • Prized, Roaring Brook Press, 2011
  • Promised, Roaring Brook Press, 2012

Short stories in the Birthmarked universe:

  • "Tortured", set between Birthmarked and Prized; published online at Tor.com, and in Burniac, Laura, ed. (2015). Fierce Reads: Kisses and Curses. Square Fish. ISBN 9781250060532.
  • "Ruled", set between Prized and Promised; published online at Tor.com
  • Additional tie-in stories are available from Caragh O'Brien's personal web site

Vault of Dreamers Trilogy
  • The Vault of Dreamers, Roaring Brook Press, 2016
  • The Rule of Mirrors, Roaring Brook Press, 2016
  • The Keep of Ages, Roaring Brook Press, 2017

References
  1. "CARAGH M. O'BRIEN". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Books by Caragh O'Brien". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  3. "About Caragh ". caraghobrien.com Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. "Birthmarked". Publishers Weekly. February 15, 2010.
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