Michele Jaffe

For the artist, see Michelle Jaffé.

Michele Sharon Jaffe^[1][2] (born March 20, 1970)^[3][4][5] is an American writer. She has authored novels in several genres, including historical romance, suspense thrillers, and novels for young adults.

Michele Jaffe
Born	Michele Sharon Jaffe Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard University (BA, PhD)
Period	1999–present
Genre	historical romance, suspense, young adult
Notable works	Bad Kitty
Website
www.michelejaffe.com

Early life and education

Jaffe was born in Los Angeles, California.^[3] She is a 1991 graduate of Harvard University, where she earned a B.A. degree.^[2] Jaffe worked at the Huntington Library, an educational and research institution in San Marino, California. She returned to Harvard and in 1998 earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature.^[6]

Writing career

After writing a book on the Renaissance, she decided to foray into fiction, starting with a romance novel set in the Renaissance. The debut novel, The Stargazer, was published in 1999, initiating a four-book saga of historical fiction.

Soon afterward, she left the historical sphere, moving to suspense thrillers such as Lover Boy and Bad Girl in 2003.

She then wrote her first Young Adult book, Bad Kitty, published in January 2006, and the following month, it was named Book of the Month in the Meg Cabot Book Club. The next year, she published Kiss and Tell which was included in the anthology Prom Nights from Hell. In 2008, she wrote Kitty Kitty, the sequel of Bad Kitty, and the same year was published its graphic novel, Catnipped. Her latest YA novel is "Rosebush," which was published on December 7, 2010.

Jaffe is friends with bestselling Young Adult author Meg Cabot; they occasionally blogged advice columns together on Cabot's website. Thus persisted until Jaffe got her own Young Adult website. Now, she writes advice blogs on her own site more frequently.

Personal life

Jaffe is divorced, and living in NYC.

Bibliography

Historical Novels

Arboretti Family Saga Series (Romance)

1. The Stargazer - 1999
2. The Water Nymph - 2000
3. Lady Killer/Secret Admirer - 2002

Contemporary Thrillers of suspense

• Lover Boy - 2004
• Bad Girl - 2003

Young adult novels

Bad Kitty Series

1. Bad Kitty - 2006
2. Kitty Kitty - 2008

Single Novels

1. Rosebush - 2010
2. Ghost Flower - 2012
3. Minders - 2014

Omnibus in Collaboration

• Prom Nights from Hell - 2007 (Exterminator's Daughter by Meg Cabot, Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper by Kim Harrison, Kiss and Tell by Michele Jaffe, Hell on Earth by Stephenie Meyer and The Corsage by Lauren Myracle)^[7]

Graphic novels

Bad Kitty Series

1. Catnipped - 2008

Nonfiction

Story of O: Prostitutes and Other Good For Nothings in the Renaissance - 1999