Brian Lies is the author/illustrator of over 30 children’s books, including his New York Times best-selling bat series (“Bats at the Beach,” etc.), his 2019 Caldecott Honor-winning “The Rough Patch,” and 2025’s “Cat Nap,” which garnered seven starred reviews and… Continue Reading
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Monosson, Emily
Emily Monosson is a writer and is/was a toxicologist. She writes about our impact on the environment and the consequences. In addition to “Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic,” she is the author of “Natural Defense,” “Unnatural Selection,” “Evolution in… Continue Reading
McGowan, Elizabeth H.
Washington, D.C.-based energy and environment reporter Elizabeth H. McGowan reports for the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO (public media). As a staff writer for InsideClimate News, her groundbreaking dispatches from Kalamazoo, Mich., “The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest… Continue Reading
Wan, Sophie
Sophie Wan is a Bay Area native who is now battling the winters in Philadelphia. She graduated from UC Berkeley and spends far too much time drafting emails and drinking tea. “Women of Good Fortune” is her debut novel. Instagram:… Continue Reading
Balakrishnan, Chris
Chris Balakrishnan founded Nerd Nite when he was a graduate student in evolutionary biology at Boston University. Nerd Nite was born of a Boston bar owner’s curiosity about Chris’ ornithological adventures and Chris’ goal of making science more accessible. He… Continue Reading
Wasowski, Matt
Matt Wasowski is director of Events for the engineering association SAE International and CEO of Nerd Nite. He is co-author of “How To Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite,” to… Continue Reading
Burke, Andie
Andie Burke is the USA Today best-selling author of “With Stars in Her Eyes,” “Fall for Him,” and “Fly with Me.” She lives in Maryland with her partner and two kids and also works as a pediatric radiology nurse. Andie… Continue Reading
Henderson, Leah
Leah Henderson is the author of many critically acclaimed books for young readers, including “The Courage of the Little Hummingbird” and “Together We March.” When she is not scribbling down her characters’ adventures, she is off in search of her… Continue Reading
Schu, John
John Schu has made a career out of advocating for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books and the people that connect them. He was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for his dynamic interactions with… Continue Reading
LaRocca, Rajani
Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky and now lives in Massachusetts, where she practices medicine and writes award-winning books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor-winning novel in verse, “Red, White, and Whole.” She’s always been an… Continue Reading