title: Nikki Loftin
text: # Nikki Loftin
  
  Nikki Loftin (born April 12, 1972) is an American author of middle grade fiction. Her first book, The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, was published by Razorbill/Penguin in August 2012. A second novel, Nightingale's Nest, is scheduled to appear in February 2014.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Nikki Loftin is an American author of middle grade fiction. Born and raised in Central Texas, she attended The University of Texas at Austin for both her Bachelor of Arts (French, BA, '92) and Master of Arts (English/Fiction Writing, MA, '98) degrees.
  
  Loftin currently resides in Texas.
  
  ## Works
  
  The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, Razorbill/Penguin, August 2012. Nightingale's Nest, Razorbill/Penguin, February 2014.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy has been positively reviewed. Kirkus called The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy "deliciously scary and satisfying," while Shelf Awareness called it "a feast of magic and mystery.". Publishers Weekly found it "mesmerizing... a fantasy that feels simultaneously classic and new." The Austin American Statesman named the novel one of its twelve highly recommended fantasy novels of summer 2012.
  
  Loftin is also a contributor to the Dear Teen Me anthology, which has been named a Junior Library Guild selection.
  
  