Meet Claire

Hi, y’all!

My name is Claire Legrand. I’m 25 years old, I’m a Texan currently living in New York City, and I’m a writer. And a (ninja) librarian!*

I write primarily fantasy and science fiction. My debut novel, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, a dark fairy tale for middle grade readers, is due out August 28, 2012, from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. My second middle grade novel, The October Year, is due out in August 2013, also from Simon & Schuster. My third novel, Winterspell, a young adult fantasy re-telling of The Nutcracker, is due out in Fall 2014, also from Simon & Schuster. For more on that, check out The Books! Also, I’m represented by the fantabulicious Diana Fox of Fox Literary.

I like lots of things! Some of those things are

• DVD commentary tracks
• awards show montages
• unicorns
• speaking like a British person (I am not British)
• interior design
• the caps lock button
• the sound of people walking on crunchy terrain
• colorful coffee mugs (although I do not drink coffee)
• all movies (except the stupid ones)
• film scores
• my friends (they are crazy)
• my family (they are also crazy)
• bright, shiny objects (I am part raccoon)

If you’re curious about my favorite books, check out my favorites shelf on Goodreads!

You can email me anytime at clairelegrandbooks [at] gmail [dot] com. You can also follow me on Twitter and Facebook, friend me on Goodreads, and follow my Tumblr, where I post pictures that inspire my writing. I also have an informal Tumblr, where I post about the random stuff I love.

*This means that if you are too loud, deface something, or otherwise misbehave in the library, I will dropkick you and then BEGONE before you even know what happened. Also, I wear capes.