Stephanie Garber

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Stephanie Garber is a Romantasy (that means romantic fantasy) writer from the United States. She is best known for her book series Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart, a story related to Caraval.^[1] Both books are New York Times bestsellers.^[1] Her books have been trending on BookTok, where Caraval has gained popularity.^[2]

Garber won the YALSA Teens’ Top Ten (2003-2025) award in 2018 for her first novel, Caraval.^[3] She also won the Junior Library Guild Selections (2012-2026) award for her book, the Alchemy of Secrets in 2025.^[3] Both Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart are New York Times bestsellers.^[1]

Garber used to be a college resident director.^[4] The job of college resident director means she was an adult living in the school.^[4] Her job was to watch over the students.^[4] She started writing to relax.^[4] Her writing was rejected by editors around 200 times and it took six years of writing before Caraval, her first novel, was published.^[1] She had eight different interested agents for her book Caraval.^[5] She sent her book to fourteen editors.^[5] Eight editors then bid over her book.^[5] Garber eventually signed with Flatiron Books, who had won a sale on the book’s rights.^[5] The process was completed on June 26, 2015.^[5] 20th Century Fox bought the movie rights to Caraval, but the movie was never made.^[6] The rights to translate Caraval were bought in advance in the United Kingdom by Hodder.^[6] It was a six-figure deal, meaning it was a deal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.^[6]

Garber then wrote her second series Once Upon a Broken Heart.^[1] The main characters are the character Jacks from the Caraval series and a new character named Evangeline.^[7] Both book series are in the same world.^[1] They have some of the same characters.^[1]

Garber has written many books. They are:

• Caraval

• Legendary

• Finale

• Once Upon a Broken Heart

• The Ballad of Never After

• A Curse For True Love

• Spectacular

• Alchemy of Secrets^[8]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} "Stephanie Garber". The Newsette. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
2. ↑ Flood, Alison (2021-06-25). "The rise of BookTok: meet the teen influencers pushing books up the charts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Author Book Awards". library.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Holm |, Katrina Niidas. "Spring 2017 Flying Starts: Stephanie Garber". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Gilbert, Lori. "Sixth time is the charm". The Stockton Record. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} McNary, Dave (2015-06-29). "'Hearts Made of Black' Movie in the Works at Fox With 'Divergent' Producer". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
7. ↑ "TeachingBooks | Once Upon a Broken Heart". library.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
8. ↑ "TeachingBooks | Stephanie Garber". library.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2026-04-29.