A.S. King

A.S. King is an American author of young adult novels. When she began writing, her novels began earlier in a character’s life and moved onto adulthood. She was unaware of the young adult market at the time. King was having trouble getting published, as it was difficult to categorize her work. When an editor asked her “something weird,” things came together and she ended up getting published. Her novels are not planned, but instead she starts with a character and develops them as she goes. King spent several years living in Ireland, where she and her husband renovated a farm and she worked in adult literacy.