Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She wrote four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with Reese’s Book Club pick The Alice Network, followed by The Huntress, The Rose Code, The Diamond Eye, and The Briar Club. She is also a co-author of several collaborative novels, including The Phoenix Crown with Janie Chang and Ribbons of Scarlet with Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, Eliza Knight, Sophie Perinot, and Heather Webb. The Astral Library is her first foray into magical realism. Kate and her husband now live in Maryland with their two rescue dogs.
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FIVE fun facts about Kate
- I once trained as an opera singer. If I wasn’t a novelist, I’d be singing Mozart onstage!
- I have two rescue dogs, an imperious mutt who rules the house with an iron paw, and a beagle with the world’s most impressive ear-span.
- I wrote my first short story at age 7 and my first novel at age 10.
- My first role model was Queen Elizabeth I. I used to recite the Armada speech on the elementary school playground.
- I have a book tattoo: a trail of stars down my spine, one star for every book I’ve published.
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