Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken was born in Phoenix, Arizona,{{cite web|url=http://www.alexandrabracken.com/about-alex/|title=About Alex|access-date=2 September 2018|publisher=Alexandra Bracken}} where she later returned after living in New York City for many years. She graduated from Chaparral High School in 2005, and attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in History and English in May 2009.{{Cite news|title=AlexandraBracken.com Profile |work=alexandrabracken.com |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url=http://www.alexandrabracken.com/?page_id=2}} She worked in the children's publishing industry in New York City, first as an editorial assistant and then in marketing.{{cite web |title=About Alex |url=http://www.alexandrabracken.com/about-alex/ |website=Alexandra Bracken}}

Bracken wrote her first unpublished novel as a college freshman, and began her debut novel, Brightly Woven, as a birthday present for her friend during her sophomore year when she was nineteen.{{Cite news|title=How I Wrote Two and a Half Novels in College and Survived |work=livejournal.com|access-date=May 4, 2010 |url=http://bracken.livejournal.com/110008.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711135758/http://bracken.livejournal.com/110008.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2012}} In their review of the book, Publishers Weekly dubbed Bracken "a debut author to watch."{{Cite news|title=Publishers Weekly Children's Book Reviews |work=publishersweekly.com |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/446469-Children_s_Book_Reviews_2_1_2010.php}} Her debut placed third in the 2010 GoodReads Choice Awards for Best Debut Author.{{Cite news|title=Goodreads Announces the Winners of the 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards |work=publishersweekly.com |access-date=March 3, 2011 |url=http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2011/01/goodreads-announces-the-winners-of-the-2010-goodreads-choice-awards.html }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 2012, Disney Hyperion published the near-future, young adult thriller The Darkest Minds, the first book in the eponymous series. In 2018 The Darkest Minds was adapted into a feature film.

On November 13, 2014, Bracken was announced as the writer for Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farmboy, a novelization of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Bracken replaced R.J. Palacio who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141113006802/en/Disney-Publishing-Worldwide-Announces-Bestselling-Author-Alexandra#.VGaDg4cuihw|title=Disney Publishing Worldwide Announces Bestselling Author Alexandra Bracken to Pen STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE Illustrated Novel|work=Disney Publishing Worldwide press release|date=November 13, 2014|access-date=November 14, 2014}}

Passenger was released in January 2016, and its sequel Wayfarer was released in January 2017.{{cite book|title=Passenger|first=search|last=results|date=6 December 2016|publisher=Disney-Hyperion|isbn=978-1484732793}} Both books debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestsellers list.{{Cite news|title=New York Times Bestsellers List January 24, 2016|work=New York Times Bestsellers List |access-date=September 5, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/01/24/young-adult-hardcover/?action=click&contentCollection=Books&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Fbest-sellers%2F2018%2F04%2F22%2Fyoung-adult-hardcover%2F®ion=Header&module=ArrowNav&version=Right&pgtype=Reference&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=1C37A71C637CD80B50AACCF69FE43F7C&gwt=pay}}{{Cite news |title=New York Times Bestsellers List |work=New York Times Bestsellers List January 22, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/01/22/young-adult-hardcover/?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=A4B19CAF0705D6976D19C12BED79DB9A&gwt=pay |access-date=September 5, 2018}}

Her novel Lore has been optioned for film by Universal Pictures with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse attached to write the screenplay.{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2023-04-06 |title='Lore' Adaptation in the Works at Universal From 'Snake Eyes' Writers (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lore-movie-universal-alexandra-bracken-1235368509/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

{{See|The Darkest Minds (book series)}}

1. The Darkest Minds (December 18, 2012)
2. Never Fade (October 15, 2013)
3. In The Afterlight (October 28, 2014)
4. The Darkest Legacy (July 31, 2018)

1.5. "In Time" (July 16, 2013)

2.5. "Sparks Rise" (September 2, 2014)

3.5. "Beyond the Night" (October 6, 2015)

• "Liam's Story" (January 11, 2016)
• "Vida's Story" (January 11, 2016)
• "Clancy's Story" (January 11, 2016)

• The Darkest Minds (2018), film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, based on novel The Darkest Minds

1. Passenger (January 5, 2016)
2. Wayfarer (January 3, 2017)

1. The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding (September 5, 2017)
2. The Last Life of Prince Alastor (February 5, 2019)

• Episode IV A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farmboy (September 22, 2015)

1. Silver in the Bone (April 4, 2023)
2. The Mirror of Beasts (July 30, 2024)

• Brightly Woven (March 23, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-60684-038-2}})
• Lore (January 7, 2021)

• Through the Dark (October 6, 2015) novellas:
• "In Time"
• "Sparks Rise"
• "Beyond the Night"
• The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection (March 2, 2016) short stories:{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37655907-the-rising-dark|title=The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=22 December 2018}}
• "Liam's Story"
• "Vida's Story"
• "Clancy's Story"

• Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel (February 2, 2021)

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