Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Acquainted with the Cold |
2012 |
Buy |
Rio Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blu and Friends |
2011 |
Buy |
| Learning to Fly |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Movie Storybook |
2011 |
Buy |
| Greetings From Rio! |
2011 |
Buy |
| Rio: The Junior Novel |
2011 |
Buy |
| Birds of a Feather |
2011 |
Buy |
| One Big Blue Family |
2014 |
Buy |
| Untamed Talent |
2014 |
Buy |
Spindle Fire Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Spindle Fire |
2017 |
Buy |
| Winter Glass |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rio: The Junior Novel |
2011 |
Buy |
| Proof of Forever |
2015 |
Buy |
| Frozen Beauty |
2020 |
Buy |
Lexa Hillyer works across multiple areas of the publishing world. As an author, she is known for the Spindle Fire duology, a YA fantasy retelling of Sleeping Beauty published in 2017 and 2018. She also wrote the contemporary YA novels Proof of Forever and Frozen Beauty, and early in her career she authored several tie-in books for the animated film Rio.
Hillyer is also a poet, with the collection Acquainted with the Cold (2012), and a book packager through Paper Lantern Lit, a company that develops book concepts and pairs them with writers. This dual role as both creator and publishing professional gives her an unusual perspective in the YA space. Her own fiction tends toward high-concept premises, whether fairy tale retellings or stories built around time and memory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Lexa Hillyer written?
Lexa Hillyer has written fourteen books across four series.
What was Lexa Hillyer's first book?
Lexa Hillyer’s first book is Birds of a Feather, published in 2011.
What is Lexa Hillyer known for?
Hillyer is known for the Spindle Fire fantasy duology, which retells the Sleeping Beauty story, and for her work in book packaging through her company Paper Lantern Lit. She has also written YA contemporary fiction, poetry, and media tie-in novels for the Rio animated films.