Kami Garcia (born March 25, 1972) is an American writer. She is known for writing young adult fiction and graphic novels for DC Comics.
Life
She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, but currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. She formerly taught in the Washington D.C. area until she moved to Los Angeles. In addition to teaching, she was a professional artist.
Career
Caster Chronicles series
She is the co-author along with her friend Margaret Stohl of the Caster Chronicles book series, starting with Beautiful Creatures. The series currently consists of four books and a novella and is generally classified as a contemporary young adult fantasy novel, with particular interest for teens. It is set in the fictional small town of Gatlin, South Carolina in the Southern United States, and deals with a group of townspeople, friends, witches (called "Casters" in the books), and numerous other magical creatures.
The first book, Beautiful Creatures reached International Bestseller Status and is on The New York Times Best Seller List. It has been published in 50 countries and translated into 39 languages. It was made into the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures and has also been turned into a graphic novel.
Graphic novels
Garcia and Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo have created three Teen Titans young adult graphic novels for DC Comics. The graphic novels have told stories about Teen Titans characters Raven and Beast Boy.
Personal life
She is married to Alex Garcia, a video game producer. They have two children together.
Bibliography
Novels
Broken Beautiful Hearts (2018; Imprint) –
The Lovely Reckless (2016; Imprint) –
The X-Files Origins
The X-Files Origins #1: Agent of Chaos (2017; Imprint) –
Caster Chronicles series
Beautiful Creatures (2009) –
Beautiful Darkness (2010) –
Dream Dark (2011) e-novella only
Beautiful Chaos (2011) –
Beautiful Redemption (2012) –
Dangerous Creatures series (Caster Chronicles spin-offs) Dangerous Dream (2013) e-novella only Dangerous Creatures (2014) – Dangerous Deception (2015) –
Legion series
Short stories
"Red Run", published in Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions (2011) –
"Improbable Futures"
Graphic novels
Teen Titans
Teen Titans: Raven (2019; DC Ink) –
Teen Titans: Beast Boy (2020; DC Ink) –
Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven (2021; DC Ink) –
Teen Titans: Robin (2023; DC Ink) -
Comic books
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1 - #8 (October 9, 2019 – April 7, 2021)