Deb Caletti born June 16, is an American writer of young adult and adult fiction. Caletti's books feature the Pacific Northwest, and her young adult work is popular for tackling difficult issues typically reserved for adult fiction. Her first adult fiction novel, He's Gone , was published by Random House in , and was followed by several other books for adults, in addition to her many books for teens.
Deb Caletti was born June 16, , in Fairfax, California. When Caletti was eleven, her father's work relocated the family to Seattle, Washington. Caletti often cites her love for writing and reading stemming back to her early childhood.
Rich was a bona fide Bay Area hippieβ¦We also did a lot of creative writing in his class. His remarks on my storiesβ¦were the sort of encouragement that could make you feel that maybe, possibly, you were on to something with the whole writing thing. Far OUT! If anyone knows where Rich Campe is, please let me know so that I can heartily and sincerely thank him. Caletti was a longtime resident of Issaquah, Washington , where she set many of her books as the fictional town of " Nine Mile Falls.
A passionate reader and writer from an early age, Caletti only started focusing seriously on her writing after her youngest child turned two. Though she had studied journalism at the University of Washington, receiving some recognition for playwriting, Caletti feared that a career in creative writing would be too difficult.
However, Caletti says, "When my son was two, I got serious about writing. That seemed sad. So I made a decision that I would do it until it happened. No giving up, no going back. Written originally for adults, Queen was published in the young adult market, and received positive reviews, including a starred review in Publishers Weekly Nov.
