Tara Laskowski is the author of the suspense novels “The Weekend Retreat,” “The Mother Next Door” and “One Night Gone,” which won the Agatha Award, Macavity Award and the Anthony Award. She has also been awarded the Agatha Award and… Continue Reading
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Lindstrom, Carole
Carole Lindstrom is the author of The New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Award–winning “We Are Water Protectors,” “My Powerful Hair” and “Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior.” She is Anishinaabe/Métis and is a proud member of the Turtle Mountain Band of… Continue Reading
Olson, Tanya
Tanya Olson lives in Silver Spring, Md. She is the author of “Boyishly,” “Stay” and “Born Backwards,” all out from YesYes Books. She has received a Discovery/Boston Review prize and an American Book Award and was been named a Lambda… Continue Reading
Hazen, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Hazen is a poet and essayist. Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry, Epoch, American Literary Review, Shenandoah, and other journals. She has published three collections of poetry: “Chaos Theories” (2016), “Girls Like Us” (2020), and “The Sky… Continue Reading
Pekkanen, Sarah
Sarah Pekkanen is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of 15 solo and co-authored novels. Her books are sold in 36 countries, with several optioned for TV and film. Sarah also co-wrote the screenplay for “The Wife Between Us”… Continue Reading
Shea, Bob
Bob Shea has written and/or illustrated over 20 picture books including the popular “Dinosaur Vs.” series, “Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great” and the “Ballet Cat” early readers series. His most recent picture book, “Chez Bob,” received three starred reviews, with… Continue Reading
Figg, Melanie
Melanie Figg is a writer from Maryland. Her award-winning debut poetry collection, “Trace,” was named one of the 7 best indie poetry books of the year: “Figg kindles broken, dying embers into a roaring memorial for the voiceless.”(Kirkus starred review).… Continue Reading
Colson, Jona
Jona Colson is a poet, educator, and translator. His poetry collection, “Said Through Glass,” won the Jean Feldman Poetry Prize from the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. He is also the translator of “Aguas/Waters” by Miguel Avero, co-editor of “America’s Future:… Continue Reading
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Carole Boston Weatherford is a Newbery Honoree and a New York Times best-selling author and poet and was named the 2025–2026 Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Her numerous books for children include the Coretta Scott King Author… Continue Reading
Melleby, Nicole
Nicole Melleby, a New Jersey native, is the author of highly praised middle-grade books, including the Lambda Literary finalist “Hurricane Season,” ALA Notable book “How to Become a Planet,” “Camp QUILTBAG” (co-written with A. J. Sass), and “The House on… Continue Reading