Kathleen Baldwin is an American author who is best known for her romance novels set in the Regency period, particularly the Stranje House series of books. The series, which includes the popular book "School for Unusual Girls," is in the YA historical romance genre and has been well-received by readers and critics alike. The book has sold well and has even been optioned to be made into a film.
Baldwin is a bestselling author, with over 650,000 books sold worldwide. Her work has been translated into several languages and has captured the attention of a Japanese publisher who adapted her Regency Romance, "LADY FIASCO," into a manga. "A School for Unusual Girls" is particularly notable, with Meg Cabot, a #1 USA Today bestselling author, praising it as "completely original and totally engrossing." The New York Times Book Review also had positive things to say, calling it "enticing from the first sentence."
Beyond her writing, Baldwin is known for her love of adventure. She has taught rock climbing in the Rockies, survival camped in the desert and in the snow, and has even had close encounters with wildlife such as mountain lions and rattlesnakes. She has also raised four adventurous children and has a wide range of reading interests, from Frank Herbert to Meg Cabot and Diana Wynne Jones.
Baldwin's first historical romance for Young Adults, "A School for Unusual Girls," was published in 2015. The book has been well-received, with a Junior Library Guild selection, the 2016 Spirit of Texas reading program award, and a starred review in the Kansas State NEA Reading Circle's "Best of the Best" for High Schools. Scholastic has licensed the book for book fairs, and the Stranje House series is currently under a renewed film option.