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Kira Jane Buxton | |
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 Author photo of Kira Jane Buxton for Feral Creatures | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Education | St Clare's, Oxford |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Hollow Kingdom, Feral Creatures |
| Spouse | John Germann (m. 2010) |
| Website | |
| www.kirajanebuxton.com | |
Kira Jane Buxton (born October 21, 1981) is an American writer and humorist. Buxton describes her debut novel as "a love letter to the natural world"[1], and uses anthropomorphism and themes of environmentalism to move her readers to care about animals and the environment[2]. Her debut novel was sold to AMC Networks for its first animated TV series[3], was selected as an Indie Next pick, an has been translated to several languages.
Early Life
[edit]Buxton has always been an animal lover. As a child growing up in Dubai, she loved to tell stories, and perform theater on stage. Buxton's first job was as a volunteer at a zoo in Indonesia. After finishing school at St. Clare's, Oxford, she moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[4]
Career
[edit]Buxton lived in Los Angeles for 10 years focusing on her acting career; a period of time which she describes as an "absolute disaster" and a "comedy of errors" where she experienced a lot of rejection[5]. Buxton and her husband moved from Los Angeles to Seattle to be closer to trees. There, she became fascinated by crows and ended up befriending two wild crows that she spends time with daily[6].
After years of professional rejection, Buxton had her first writing breakthrough in early 2016 with her first humorous article submission being published with McSweeney's.[7] In the following years, she published over 40 articles (mostly humor), at 20 different online and print publications including The New York Times[8], The New Yorker[9], and McSweeney's.[10]
Buxton wrote three humorous mystery novels that never reached publishing.[11]
Buxton's debut novel, Hollow Kingdom, was published in 2019 with Grand Central Publishing and selected as an Indie Next pick of the month. Hollow Kingdom was also chosen for several 2019 "Best Books of the Year" lists, including Good Housekeeping, Book Riot, and NPR. In 2020, Hollow Kingdom was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Audie Awards, and the Washington State Book Awards.
In 2021, Buxton's second novel, Feral Creatures was published also with Grand Central Publishing.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hollow Kingdom. Grand Central Publishing. 2019. ISBN 9781538745823.
- Feral Creatures. Grand Central Publishing. 2021. ISBN 9781538735244.
Honors and Awards
[edit]Hollow Kingdom
- Indie Bound Indie Next Pick August 2019[12]
- Good Housekeeping Best Books of 2019[13]
- Book Riot Best Books of 2019[14]
- NPR Best Books of 2019[15]
- Thurber Prize for American Humor (finalist)[16]
- Washington State Book Awards (finalist)[17]
- Audie Awards (finalist)[18]
Feral Creatures
- Indie Bound Indie Next Pick August 2019[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet The Author: Kira Jane Buxton". YouTube Hachette Book Group Channel. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "KATU AM Northwest". KATU TV. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Buzz Books 2019. Publishers Lunch. 2019-01-06. ISBN 9781948586177. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Bill Kenower interviews Kira Jane Buxton". Bill Kenower. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Bill Kenower interviews Kira Jane Buxton". Bill Kenower. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "KATU AM Northwest". KATU TV. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Bill Kenower interviews Kira Jane Buxton". Bill Kenower. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "The Hummingbird and the Pine Tree". The New York Times. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Articles by Kira Jane Buxton". The New Yorker. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Articles by Kira Jane Buxton". McSweeney's. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Bill Kenower interviews Kira Jane Buxton". Bill Kenower. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Indie Next List August 2019". Indie Bound. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Good Housekeeping Best Books of 2019". Good Housekeeping. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Book Riot Best Books of 2019". Book Riot. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "NPR Best Books of 2019". NPR. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Thurber Prize Winners and Finalists". Thurber House. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Washington State Book Award Winners and Finalists". Washington Center for the Book. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "2020 Audie Awards". Audie Pub. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Indie Next List August 2021". Indie Bound. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2022-10-30.