![]() ![]() Her novel The Queen of Blood, about vengeance-seeking spirits, won the 2017 ALA Alex Award, which recognizes books that appeal to teens. In Durst’s fictional worlds, vampires and were-tigers roam freely, and spunky heroines launch high-stakes adventures. ![]() Her next-door neighbor in Forbes College during her first year was Adam Durst ’96, who is now her husband. ![]() ![]() You can defeat whatever you are going through.’”ĭurst’s senior thesis as an English major - a play with stage directions such as “a dragon lands on the stage” - helped her “hone my love for banter and revealing characters through what they say,” she says. “People need that escape into someplace else where it feels like it’s all going to be OK. “Fantasy is a literature of hope and empowerment,” Durst says. For Durst, writing fantasy novels for children, teens, and adults is a way to tell stories about ordinary people finding the strength to change the world. ![]()
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