Nikki Loftin
{{short description|American author of middle grade fiction (born 1972)}}
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Nikki Loftin (born April 12, 1972) is an American author of middle grade fiction. Her first book, The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, was published by Razorbill/Penguin in August 2012.{{cite web|title=The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy – Penguin Site|url=http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781595145086,00.html?The_Sinister_Sweetness_of_Splendid_Academy_Nikki_Loftin|accessdate=July 31, 2013}} A second novel, Nightingale's Nest, is scheduled to appear in February 2014.{{cite web|title=Nightingale's Nest on Goodreads|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16119259-nightingale-s-nest|accessdate=July 31, 2013}}
Biography
Nikki Loftin is an American author of middle grade fiction. Born and raised in Central Texas, she attended The University of Texas at Austin for both her Bachelor of Arts (French, BA, '92) and Master of Arts (English/Fiction Writing, MA, '98) degrees.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://nikkiloftin.com/about/|accessdate=July 31, 2013}}
Loftin currently resides in Texas.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://nikkiloftin.com/about/|accessdate=July 31, 2013}}
Works
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, Razorbill/Penguin, August 2012.
Nightingale's Nest, Razorbill/Penguin, February 2014.
Reception
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy has been positively reviewed. Kirkus called The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy "deliciously scary and satisfying,"{{cite web|title=The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nikki-loftin/sinister-sweetness-splendid-academy/|work=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=July 31, 2013|date=July 15, 2012}} while Shelf Awareness called it "a feast of magic and mystery.".{{cite web|title=The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy|url=http://shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=125#m2419|work=Shelf Awareness|accessdate=July 31, 2013|date=August 31, 2012}} Publishers Weekly found it "mesmerizing... a fantasy that feels simultaneously classic and new."{{cite web|title=The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59514-508-6|work=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=July 31, 2013|date=July 9, 2012}} The Austin American Statesman named the novel one of its twelve highly recommended fantasy novels of summer 2012.{{cite news|last=Vane|first=Sheryl|title=What draws teens to fantasy novels? We ask authors, book sellers and teens|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/lifestyles/what-draws-teens-to-fantasy-novels-we-ask-author-1/nRpBh/|accessdate=July 31, 2013|newspaper=Austin American Statesman|date=June 1, 2012}}
Loftin is also a contributor to the Dear Teen Me anthology, which has been named a Junior Library Guild selection.{{cite web|title=Anthology|url=http://dearteenme.com/?page_id=2283|accessdate=July 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905055119/http://dearteenme.com/?page_id=2283|archive-date=September 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nikkiloftin.com Author Website]
- [http://www.splendidacademy.com The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy Site]
- [http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/youngreaders/children/index.html Penguin Young Readers]
- [http://prkcs.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/special-an-interview-with-author-nikki-loftin/ Park Ridge County Library Interview with Nikki Loftin]
- [http://mocobookfest.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-interview-with-nikki-loftin.html Montgomery County Book Fest Interview with Nikki Loftin]
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Category:American children's writers
Category:American women children's writers