Shelby Bach (born August 28, 1986) is the author of The Ever Afters, a middle-grade book series. Its first installment, Of Giants and Ice, was published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in July 2012.[1] The sequel, Of Witches and Wind, was released in July 2013.[2] The third book, Of Sorcery and Snow, was released in June, 2014. The fourth and final book in the series, Of Enemies and Endings, was released June 2015.
Shelby Bach | |
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| Born | August 28, 1986 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vassar College |
| Genre | Middle-grade fantasy |
| Notable works | Of Giants and Ice, Of Witches and Wind, Of Sorcery and Snow, Of Enemies and Endings |
| Website | |
| shelbybach | |
Bach lives in Portland, Oregon, and is a part-time nanny. Shelby Bach grew up reading every book she could find and writing stories in battered notebooks. She rarely came home with a clean shirt and had many accidents that ended with hunts for Band-Aids. Nowadays she writes on her laptop rather than in a notebook, but not much else has changed.
Biography
editShelby Randol Trenkelbach was born in Houston, Texas[3] and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4] In 2008, she graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts in English[5] She worked in the children's imprint of a New York publishing house before moving away and writing full-time.[6] Bach has now returned to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kirkus Reviews called Bach's debut novel, The Ever Afters #1: Of Giants and Ice, "a fast-paced combination of middle school realism and fairy tale fantasy."[7] According to Shelby Bach, she was "born in Houston, Texas" before her "family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina when [she] was one and a half. In the land of Southern belles, [she] was an outspoken goofball with an excessively loud laugh. ([she] only got kicked out of the library once, though – [she] loved books so much [that she] decided to learn some volume control.) In fifth grade, [she] wrote [her] first novel while hiding a composition notebook inside [her] desk. It was about a girl who saved the world from an alien invasion. After that, [she] kept a collection of notebooks, pens, and stories nearby at all times. By the age of twenty, [she] finished seven books – six children’s fantasy, one adult – which I consider fantastic practice for when I started writing for real.
After she graduated from Vassar College in 2008 (with a Bachelor of Arts in English), her wandering years began.She moved straight to New York City to attend the Columbia Publishing Course. Then [she] spent a year working as a children’s books editorial assistant in a major publishing house. In August 2009, the lure of writing got too strong. With a bunch of notes on an after-school program for fairy tale characters-in-training, [she] moved to Montana. [she] wrote full time in a small cabin until the bears visiting [her] porch scared me off. Then [she] moved back to an area where the wildlife is much less dangerous – [her] childhood hometown Charlotte, North Carolina. While working on Of Giants and Ice and Of Witches and Wind, [she] enjoyed a year close to [her] family and oldest friends, but then wanderlust struck again. [She] spent four months driving [her] Mini Cooper up the West Coast and trying out new places to live, and... picked Portland, Oregon as the best, most fun, most bookish fit. [She] plan[s] to stay a while. In fact, [she is] thinking about staying for life."
Shelby says, "I’m now writing the fourth book in The Ever Afters series. In my free time, I read, explore my new hometown, cook unhealthy but delicious dishes, knit increasingly complicated quilts, and – unsurprisingly – travel."[8]
Works
editThe Ever Afters #1: Of Giants and Ice (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2012)
The Ever Afters #2: Of Witches and Wind (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013)
The Ever Afters #3: Of Sorcery and Snow (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2014)[9]
The Ever Afters #4: Of Enemies and Endings (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2015)
References
edit- ^ Bach, Shelby (July 24, 2012). Simon & Schuster Website: Of Giants and Ice. ISBN 9781442431461. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ Bach, Shelby (July 23, 2013). Simon & Schuster Website: Of Witches and Wind. ISBN 9781442431492. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Shelby Bach Website: About Me". September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ Erik (September 26, 2012). "Of Giants and Ice, by Shelby Bach, Author Interview, and GIVE-AWAY!". This Kid Reviews Books. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Shelby Bach Website: About Me". September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ Aguirre, Natalie (October 22, 2012). "SHELBY BACH INTERVIEW AND OF GIANTS AND ICE GIVEAWAY". Literary Rambles. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Of Giants and Ice". Kirkus Reviews. 80 (12): 1253–54. June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "About Me". shelbybach.com. September 20, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Julia Maguire, Associate Editor". Retrieved August 26, 2013.