CJ Daugherty
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CJ Daugherty, also known as Christi Daugherty, is an American-born novelist based in England, known by her pen name Ava Glass. She is best known for Night School and sequels, a series of bestselling young adult romantic thrillers set in a fictional boarding school called Cimmeria Academy.[1] She began her career as a journalist, writing for publications such as the Dallas Morning News,[2] Reuters,[3] and Time Out. After a brief period working for the British government,[4] she began writing novels in 2010.[5]
Career
Daugherty began her career as a journalist for TimeOut and then worked as a civil servant educating the Home Secretary's counterterrorism unit how to utilise social media.[7]
Night School
The first book in the Night School series was published by Little, Brown in the UK in 2012. Endgame, the fifth book in the series, came out in 2015.
The Night School series has been translated into 22 languages. The series has been a bestseller in multiple countries.[8] Night School: Resistance, the fourth book in the series, reached number two on the Spiegel Bestseller list in Germany in May 2014. It was also a number one bestseller in Poland. Night School: Fracture, the third book in the series, was number one bestselling children’s book in Israel in May 2014, and a top 20 bestseller in France.[9] In July 2019 it was announced that Night School had been optioned for television, with the producer/ director Sarah Spillane attached as showrunner.[10]
Books in series:
- Night School (2012)
- Night School: Legacy (2013)
- Night School: Fracture (2013)
- Night School: Resistance (2014)
- Night School: Endgame (2015)
Night School: the Web Series
Night School: the Web Series, a web television series based on the Night School books, was launched in December 2014.[11] It was the first British web series based on a young adult book[12] and received widespread media coverage in the UK.[12][13][14][15][16][3][17][18] It was also covered by international publications such as the Daily Dot.[11]
Films in series:
- Night School: the Web Series - Episode 01 "Flashback" (2014)
- Night School: the Web Series - Episode 02 "The Other One" (2014)
- Night School: the Web Series - Episode 03 "Power" (2014)
- Night School: the Web Series - Episode 04 "The Gilmore Girl" (2015)
- Night School: the Web Series - Episode 05 "All the Pretty Killers" (2015)
- Night School: the Web Series - Episode 06 "Bang" (2015)
The Secret Fire
The Secret Fire, a young adult fantasy series co-written by CJ Daugherty and the French fantasy author Carina Rozenfeld, was published at the end of 2015 by the Little, Brown imprint, Atom Books.[19] A sequel, The Secret City, was published in 2016.
Books in series:
- The Secret Fire (2015)
- The Secret City (2016)
Harper McClain
A series of adult crime thrillers featuring crime reporter Harper McClain, written under the author name "Christi Daugherty". Published by Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Press in the U.S.[20] and HarperCollins in the UK.[21][22]
Books in series:
- The Echo Killing (2018)
- A Beautiful Corpse (2019)
- Revolver Road (2020)
Number 10
In April 2019 it was announced that Daugherty would be returning to YA with a new series of thrillers, the first of which will be called Number 10. Set in the same world as Night School, the series will focus on Gray Langtry, the daughter of the British Prime Minister.[23]
Books in series:
- Number 10 (2020)
Personal life
CJ Daugherty lives in the south of England with her husband, the filmmaker Jack Jewers.[24]
References
- ↑ "It's the Top 10 Boarding School Books from Night School Legacy Author CJ Daugherty". Sugarscape. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Empik Author Page (Polish)". Empik. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- 1 2 Younger, Rebecca (January 8, 2013). "Farnham author CJ Daugherty talks Night School". Get Surrey. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "The Huffington Post: CJ Daugherty Biography". The Huffington Post. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "CJ Daugherty Q&A for Homework". CJ Daugherty Official Site. August 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Summary Bibliography: C. J. Daugherty". ISFDB. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- 1 2 Abrams, Dennis (3 October 2013). "Author CJ Daugherty on Success and the YA Ghetto". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ "Madeleine Milburn: Christi Daugherty". Madeleine Milburn. Retrieved 2 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "C.J. Daugherty is officially the No.2 Spiegel bestseller in Germany". The Madeline Milburn Agency. May 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ Wood, Heloise (6 August 2019). "Christi Daugherty's YA thriller series optioned for TV". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- 1 2 Harrington, Tom (December 13, 2014). "Start Watching Night School if You Want to Keep Up With the Tweens in Your Life". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- 1 2 "UKYA's First Ever Web Series Based on a YA Book". Guardian.com. December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Watch Episode 2 of Night School: the Web Series - Carter Gets His Nipples Out and Shows His Soft Side". Maximum Pop. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Watch the Chilling Final Episode of the YouTube Adaptation of Night School by CJ Daugherty". Sugarscape. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Norfolk Actress Stars in Web Series Proving a Hit Online". Eastern Daily Press. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Carr, Michael (January 12, 2015). "Hampshire Actress to Star in New Series Based on Novels". Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "How YouTube Helped 2014's Fastest Selling Book". Bournemouth Echo. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "How Zoella Has Brought the Internet to Book Book". Bournemouth Echo. December 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Atom to Publish Joint Series by CJ Daugherty and Carina Rozenfeld". Atom Books. August 13, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Log In | Publishers Marketplace". www.publishersmarketplace.com.
- ↑ "First adult novel from CJ Daugherty to HarperCollins | the Bookseller".
- ↑ "THE ECHO KILLING - Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ↑ "C. J. Daugherty returns with a brand new YA series - Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "About". Christi Daugherty. Archived from the original on 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
