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Revision as of 00:36, 9 October 2024
Olivia A. Cole | |
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| Born | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia College Chicago (B.A) |
| Years active | 2014–Present |
| Notable works | Dear Medusa (2023) |
| Website | |
| https://www.oliviaacole.com/ | |
Olivia A. Cole is an American writer who originates from Louisville, Kentucky. Cole is a published essayist, who focuses most of her writing surrounding the topics of womanhood, environmentalism and race.[1]
Early life and education
Olivia A. Cole was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] In high school, she was selected to attend Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts' three-week Creative Writing summer program.[2] Cole was an undergraduate student at Columbia College Chicago, where she earned her B.A. in Cultural Studies with a minor in Poetry. Cole had a love for writing at a young age, and wrote her first book when she was eight.[3] Her understanding and use of language in a way that conveys a deeper meaning stems from classroom interactions she had with her middle school teacher. These classroom interactions fostered her writing and influenced the title of her book, The Truth About White Lies.[4]
Career
While Cole had an early start with her love of writing and reading literature, her debut novel, Panther in the Hive, came along in April 2014.[5] Following its success, its sequel, The Rooster's Garden, was released in February of 2016.[6] In January of 2018, she released the first book of her YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy series, A Conspiracy of Stars.[7] An Anatomy of Stars was published in April of 2019 as the second book in the series.[8][9] In December of 2020, Cole published another sci-fi book, Cloud Parliament.[10] In contrast to her other works, Time to Roar is a picture book that Cole published in September of 2020.[11]
Personal life
Cole and her husband share a daughter. Cole resides with her family in Louisville.[12][13] In an interview she states that she became aware of her Queer identity, along with her whiteness and femaleness at age 13.[12] In 2015, She published an essay about trauma stemming from abuse she had experienced as a 6th grader.[12][14] As an essayist, her works have been published in outlets that include The Oregon Literary Review, The Comstock Review, The Huffington Post, The Daily Dot, and xoJane.[3]
Outside of authoring books, Cole's social media presencebridges storytelling with her own personal moments. In 2016, she had a viral Tweet that was a quip about clam chowder during the lead up to Hurricane Mathew, which she experienced while being a Florida resident.[15] In 2017, she had a viral moment on X and Reddit about her experience with her husband while house hunting. The couple described a haunted experience with similarities to the plot of the film, Get Out.[13][16][17]
Selected works
- Panther in the Hive, 2014
- The Rooster's Garden, 2016
- A Conspiracy of Stars, 2018
- An Anatomy of Stars, 2019
- Cloud Parliament, 2020
- Time to Roar, 2020
- The Truth about White Lies, 2022
References
- ^ a b "Olivia A Cole". Hachette Book Group. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Kalb, Deborah (2022-07-19). "Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb: Q&A with Ellen Hagan". Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ a b Geter, Hafizah (2016-12-05). "The PEN Ten with Olivia Cole". PEN America. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Jensen, Karen; Comment, MLS Leave a (2022-02-28). "The Truth About White Lies: An Interview with Author Olivia A. Cole By Lisa Krok". Teen Librarian Toolbox. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ PANTHER IN THE HIVE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "About". Olivia A. Cole. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "A Conspiracy of Stars (Faloiv, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "An Anatomy of Beasts (Faloiv, #2)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "An Anatomy of Stars". Harper Collins Publisher.
- ^ Cole, Olivia A. (2020-12-03). Cloud Parliament. Fletchero Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9916155-6-8.
- ^ Cole, Olivia A. (2020-09-01). Time to Roar. Jessica Gibson (Illustrated ed.). New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books. ISBN 978-1-5476-0370-1.
- ^ a b c "Q&A: Olivia A. Cole, Author of 'The Truth About White Lies'". The Nerd Daily. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b Winer, Madeleine Winer and Madeleine. "Take 2 minutes to read this hilarious rant about a Louisville 'haunted' house". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Cole, Olivia A. (2015-07-22). "I was slut-shamed for being molested by my teacher". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ LaVelle, Ciara. "Meet Olivia A. Cole, the Author Behind that Viral Hurricane Matthew Chowder Tweet". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "A Woman Shared Her Real Life 'Get Out' Story and Twitter Exploded". www.vh1.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "This Woman Tweeted About The Haunted House She Almost Bought & The Tweets Alone Will Give You Nightmares". Bustle. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
