Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written at least 38 books. Their most popular book is The Inheritance Games with 929 saves with an average rating of 3.91⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Young Adult, Fantasy, and Young Adult Fiction.
mysterious, tense, and Adventurous are their most common moods. Their next book, Glorious Rivals, is scheduled for release on 7/29/2025.
Author Bio
Jennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) is the author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed young adult novels. She has advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science, including graduate degrees from Cambridge University, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, and Yale University, where she received her Ph.D. in 2012. Jen wrote her first published novel when she was nineteen-years-old and sold her first five books while still in college. In additional to writing YA novels, Jen has also written original pilot scripts for television networks like USA and MTV, and she is one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of fandom and the cognitive science of fiction and the imagination more broadly. Jen is an Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma, where she holds a dual appointment in Psychology and Professional Writing.
