press kit and reader resources
OFFICIAL BIO
Kara Thomas is the author of the YA novels The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, The Cheerleaders, and That Weekend, as well as the adult novels Out of the Ashes and Lost to Dune Road. Kara's books have been sold in multiple languages and have been nominated for the International Thriller Writers Award. In 2013, she wrote and developed the pilot The Revengers with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack for The CW. She lives on Long Island with her husband, son, and rescue cat, where she spends way too much time on Reddit Unresolved Mysteries trying to solve cold cases.
SELECTED PRESS
Murder is Never Trivial: An Interview with Kara Thomas [The Big Thrill]
Q&A: Kara Thomas [Mystery & Suspense Magazine]
An interview with Kara Thomas [Lori & Julia’s Book Club, myTalk 107.1]
Stop Acting Like YA Authors Aren’t Real Authors [CrimeReads]
Stony Brook Alumni Spotlight [Stony Brook University]
How to Become a Published Author and TV Writer [mediabistro]
Rashida Jones’s “The Revengers” will be penned by Kara Taylor [Hollywood Report]
SELECTED ACCOLADES
The July 2021 Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick (That Weekend)
Nominee, a 2021 ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers (That Weekend)
Honoree, the 2019 Georgia Peach Book Award (The Cheerleaders)
Nominee, an 2019 ALA Best Books for Young Adults (The Cheerleaders)
Finalist, the International Thriller Award for Best YA Novel 2017 (The Darkest Corners)
Finalist, the International Thriller Award for Best YA Novel 2015 (Wicked Little Secrets)
SELECTED READER RESOURCES
BOOK PUBLICATION DETAILS
THE CHAMPIONS
Published 2024 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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LOST TO DUNE ROAD
Published 2024 by Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing
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OUT OF THE ASHES
Published 2023 by Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing
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THAT WEEKEND
Published 2021 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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THE CHEERLEADERS
Published 2018 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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LITTLE MONSTERS
Published 2017 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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THE DARKEST CORNERS
Published 2016 by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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PREP SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL SERIES
Published 2013 & 2014 by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of Macmillan
PREP SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
WICKED LITTLE SECRETS
DEADLY LITTLE SINS
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