Audrey Niffenegger

Audrey Niffenegger

Audrey Niffenegger was born on June 13th, 1963 and is currently 62 years old. Audrey Niffenegger was born in South Haven, Michigan, USA. Niffenegger attended Columbia College Chicago where she received an M.A. Creative Writing.

Audrey Niffenegger has written 3 standalone novels, starting with The Spinster in 1986. The most recently released novel was Her Fearful Symmetry, which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Audrey at this time.

Audrey Niffenegger has also written The Time Traveler's Wife series which has 2 books including The Time Traveler's Wife and Life Out of Order.

Audrey Niffenegger has a husband who is also an author, Eddie Campbell. Audrey Niffenegger has co-authored the novel Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury with Eddie Campbell.

Audrey Niffenegger: Awards & Accolades

Niffenegger's books have won multiple awards, The Time Traveler's Wife won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2004 as well as the British Book Awards - Fiction Book of the Year in 2006. Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2012. Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2013. Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, in 2015.

Audrey Niffenegger books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Time Traveler's Wife was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel, in 2005. Her Fearful Symmetry was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Favorite Book of 2009, in 2009 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Fiction in 2009. Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2013. Raven Girl was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Graphic Novels and Comics, in 2013.

Audrey Niffenegger: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Time Traveler's Wife was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2005 Pick.
• The Time Traveler's Wife has made several lists including:
  1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
  2. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
  3. Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
  4. Parade: 125 Best Romance Books of All Time Selection in 2024.
  5. People Magazine: Best Books From the 2000s Selection in 2024.
  6. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
  7. The Onion AV Club: The Best Books of the 2000s Selection in 2009.
  8. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.

Related Authors

Fans of Audrey Niffenegger also enjoy these authors:

1. Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Series.
2. Peter Straub, author of: Ghost Story.
3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
4. Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.
5. Alix E. Harrow, author of: The Ten Thousand Doors of January.
6. Amal El-Mohtar, author of: This Is How You Lose the Time War.
7. Susan Hill, author of the Simon Serrailler Series.
8. Richard Matheson, author of: I Am Legend / The Omega Man.
9. Alan Moore, author of the Alan Moore Graphic Novels.
10. Emily St. John Mandel, author of: Station Eleven.

Audrey Niffenegger: F.A.Q