Olivia A. Cole

Olivia A. Cole is an American writer from Louisville, Kentucky. Cole is primarily an author of young adult literature, and has also written essays on the topics of womanhood and race.

Early life and education Olivia A. Cole was raised in Louisville, Kentucky. In high school, she was selected to attend the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts' three-week creative writing summer program.

Cole was an undergraduate student at Columbia College Chicago, where she earned a B.A. in cultural studies with a minor in poetry in 2011.

Career Cole's debut novel, Panther in the Hive, was published in March 2014. She has since released several more books, including The Truth About White Lies (2022) and Ariel Crashes a Train (2024).

As an essayist, Cole's works have been published in The Oregon Literary Review, The Comstock Review, The Huffington Post, The Daily Dot, and xoJane.

She became aware of her queer identity at age 13.

In 2016, she had a viral tweet about clam chowder during the lead-up to Hurricane Mathew. In 2017, she had a viral moment on Twitter and Reddit about her haunted experience with her husband while house-hunting, with similarities to the plot of the film Get Out.

Selected works Panther in the Hive (2014), The Rooster's Garden (2016), A Conspiracy of Stars (2018), An Anatomy of Beasts (2019), Cloud Parliament (2020), Time to Roar (2020), The Truth about White Lies (2022), Dear Medusa (2023), Where the Lockwood Grows (2023), Ariel Crashes a Train (2024), The Empty Place (2024),