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Nikki Loftin

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Nikki Loftin is the author of The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, which Publishers Weekly called "mesmerizing," and Kirkus called "irresistible," and Nightingale's Nest, which received a starred review from Kirkus. She lives with her Scottish photographer husband just outside Austin, Texas, surrounded by dogs, goats, and small, loud boys.

Nikki is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin graduate writing program (MA, '98). She has been a popcorn seller, waitress, bookstore employee, Music and Gifted/Talented teacher, and a Director of Family Ministries.

Nikki teaches Zumba dance/aerobics in a mostly vain attempt to combat the ever-threatening Writer's Butt. When under extreme stress, or on submission with a novel, she bakes o ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 5,379 ratings · 875 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy 3.99 avg rating — 2,062 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wish Girl 4.20 avg rating — 1,508 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightingale's Nest 3.88 avg rating — 1,260 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrifying Tales (Guys Read, #6) by Jon Scieszka, Adam Gidwitz (Goodreads Author), R.L. Stine (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2015 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You Get Lost by Nikki Loftin (Goodreads Author), Deborah Marcero (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.48 avg rating — 128 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Change 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puppet Plays for Libraries by Deanna Baran (Editor), Daniel Munson (Contributor), Mary Ellen Main (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Nightingale's Nest [ Large Print ] by Nikki Loftin (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Books & Bees Festival on my B-day!

Hello, friends! I’m back with some fun news. On April 12, I’ll be celebrating my birthday with the Bee Cave Public Library at the Books & Bees Festival! Mark your calendars for April 11 & 12 at 400 Galleria Parkway. There will be fantastic authors, signings, a honey tasting contest (UM YES!), and live music.

I’m joining the fantastic adult and kid lit author Wendi Aarons to talk about writing and

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Nikki Loftin wrote a new blog post Books & Bees Festival on my B-day! Hello, friends! I’m back with some fun news. On April 12, I’ll be celebrating my birthday with the Bee Cave Public Library at the Books & Bees Festiva Read more of this blog post »
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“When my mom was alive, she read me stories every night. ”Use your imagination, Lorelei,” she’d say, “and your whole life can be a fairy tale.” I wanted that to be true. But I should have paid more attention to the fairy tales.”
― Nikki Loftin, The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy

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“Sometimes,' she said, after a few more seconds of silence, 'sometimes you got to act. You can't wait. You got to do what needs doing, before the world makes the decision for you.”
― Nikki Loftin, Wish Girl

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“Turns out, it's not running away when no one notices you're gone.”
― Nikki Loftin, Wish Girl

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What book should we read in April?

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Nightingale's Nest by Nikki Loftin

29 votes 40.8%

Seven Stories Up by Laurel Snyder

14 votes 19.7%

Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina by Rodman Philbrick

10 votes 14.1%

Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America by Tonya Bolden

5 votes 7.0%

Seven Stories Up (write-in)

4 votes 5.6%

How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson

3 votes 4.2%

Zane and the hurricane

2 votes 2.8%

Under the Egg (write-in)

2 votes 2.8%

Nightingale's Nest (write-in)

1 vote 1.4%

Bird (write-in)

1 vote 1.4%

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