Mishell Baker (born 1976) is an American writer of fantasy. A 2009 graduate of the Clarion Workshop, her fantasy stories have been published in Daily Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Electric Velocipede.[1]
Mishell Baker | |
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 Baker in March 2018 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2009–present |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| mishellbaker | |
Overview
editIn 2016, Baker published Borderline, the first novel in the Arcadia Project urban fantasy series with Simon & Schuster's imprint Saga Press (edited by Navah Wolfe). It was a Publishers Weekly staff pick,[2] and Barnes & Noble chose it as one of the best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2016.[3] Borderline is notable for having a disabled protagonist with borderline personality disorder.[4]
The second and third books in the series, Phantom Pains and Impostor Syndrome, were released in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[5]
Biography
editMishell Baker lives in Los Angeles, California with her partner and two children.[1]
In November 2022, Baker was diagnosed with metastatic appendix cancer and placed on palliative chemotherapy.
Novels
editThe Arcadia Project
- Borderline, March 2016, ISBN 9781508225263
- Phantom Pains, March 2017, ISBN 9781481451925
- Impostor Syndrome, March 13, 2018 ISBN 9781481451949
Awards and nominations
editBorderline
edit- Nominated for the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel.[6]
- Included on the 2016 James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List.[7]
- Nominated for the 2017 World Fantasy Award—Novel.[8]
The Arcadia Project trilogy
editThe trilogy taken as a whole was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mishell Baker". Simon & Schuster.
- ^ "Staff Pick: 'Borderline' by Mishell Baker".
- ^ "The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2016". 16 November 2016.
- ^ "'Borderline' Is Urban Fantasy With A Cinematic Punch". NPR.
- ^ Baker, Mishell (21 March 2017). Phantom Pains. ISBN 9781481451925.
- ^ "SFWA Announces 2016 Nebula, Norton, and Bradbury Award Nominees!". Nebula Awards. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ https://tiptree.org/2017/03/anna-marie-mclemore-wins-the-2016-tiptree-award-plus-honor-list-long-list-announcements [dead link]
- ^ "Nominees | World Fantasy Convention". Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "The Mythopoeic Society: 2019 Mythopoeic Awards finalists announced". www.mythsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.