V. E. Schwab

V. E. Schwab is, to me, one of the most quietly versatile storytellers working today. The fact that one author wrote the morally tangled Vicious, the layered Shades of Magic series, and the aching loneliness of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue genuinely impresses me. What I admire most is her control of tone across age brackets, writing for children, young adults, and adults without ever sounding like she is condescending downward. Addie LaRue in particular convinced me she understands solitude better than most. I read her not for plot mechanics but for the emotional precision she keeps landing.

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Name (English)

V. E. Schwab

Name (Japanese)

ヴィクトリア・シュバーブ

Reading

ゔぃくとりあ・しゅばーぶ

Born

July 7, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Occupation

writer / children's writer / novelist / young adult author

University

Washington University in St. Louis

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.veschwab.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/veschwab/
• Xhttps://x.com/veschwab
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.%20E.%20Schwab
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17468111

Tags

• writer
• children's writer
• novelist

Last updated

2026-06-19

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