Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author best known for creating the Grishaverse, which includes the Shadow and Bone trilogy and Six of Crows duology. Born in Jerusalem and raised in Southern California, she is also acclaimed for her adult fantasy novel Ninth House and has had her works translated into 50 languages with over five million copies sold in English.

Jerusalem, Israel Apr 6, 1975 Wikipedia Website
fantasy young adult paranormal fantasy