Brenda Drake is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction. She grew up the youngest of three children, an Air Force brat, and the continual new kid at school. Her fondest memories growing up is of her eccentric, Irish grandmother’s animated tales, which gave her a strong love for storytelling. So it was only fitting that she would choose to write stories with a bend toward the fantastical. When she’s not writing or hanging out with her family, she haunts libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops, or reads someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment).
Brenda is represented by Peter Knapp at The Park Literary Group, he can be reached at info [at] parkliterary [dot] com. Please contact him for rights inquiries.
Brenda Drake
Things you might want to know about me . . .
My name is . . . Brenda Drake, but I was raised Brenda LaPointe, and I may or may not have several aliases.
I grew up . . . everywhere, but mostly in the Land of Enchantment (if you know, you know). My father was in the Air Force so we moved often. But my heart belongs in Massachusetts where my family roots started.
I’m married . . . to my prince charming aka the only man who’d put up with my uniqueness.
I can’t live without . . . coffee. I love all flavors and usually drink several cups a day.
I can live without . . . fish. The dead kind. Yuck. But I will eat lobster and crab legs with lots of butter.
I’m usually hanging out . . . writing at my computer or at a place that serves coffee and doesn’t mind if I take up residency for hours.
My biggest dream growing up . . . was to be a princess or a fairy. Since neither one happened, I settled for being a writer, where I can pretend to be whatever I want for hours, every day until I’m 100.
I collect . . . coffee cups, very old books, pens, and notebooks.
My favorite Picture book . . . The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
My favorite teen novels . . . Changes frequently, and there are too many of them to list.
My favorite Adult novels . . . Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Kings Row by Henry Bellamann, and Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
What I listen to while writing . . . Pretty much all of Taylor Swift’s songs, current top 100, Van Morrison, Beatles, and whatever Spotify is pushing that day.
My biggest secret (that I’d tell) . . . I’m addicted to Gold Fish crackers. All flavors. If I don’t watch out while I’m writing or reading, I’ll eat an entire bag.