Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medal winner for “A Single Shard” and #1 New York Times best-seller for “A Long Walk to Water,” is the renowned author of picture books and novels for young readers. Linda Sue is the founder and… Continue Reading
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Dominguez, Angela
Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City and grew up in the great state of Texas. She now resides on the East Coast with her boyfriend, Kyle, and their petite dog, Petunia. She is also the author and illustrator of… Continue Reading
White, Kate
Kate White, the former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, is The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of 10 standalone psychological thrillers, including “The Last Time She Saw Him” (‘24), as well as eight Bailey Weggins mysteries,… Continue Reading
Anderson, M. T.
M. T. Anderson is the author of “Feed,” a National Book Award Finalist; the National Book Award winner, “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party;” and “Volume II: The Kingdom on the… Continue Reading
Bayard, Louis
In the words of The New York Times, Louis Bayard “reinvigorates historical fiction,” rendering the past “as if he’d witnessed it firsthand.” His acclaimed novels include “The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts;” “The Pale Blue Eye,” adapted into the global… Continue Reading
Gratz, Alan
Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of a number of novels for young readers, including “Prisoner B-3087,” “Refugee,” “Ban This Book,” “Allies,” “Ground Zero,” “Two Degrees” and “Captain America: The Ghost Army.” A Knoxville, Tenn., native,… Continue Reading
Haydu, Corey Ann
Author and educator Corey Ann Haydu has been publishing critically acclaimed books in the young adult and children’s space since 2013, including Edgar Award Nominated “Eventown” and ALA RISE Honoree “Lawless Spaces,” as well as her recent chapter books series… Continue Reading
Zentner, Jeff
Jeff Zentner is the author of two New York Times Notable Books: “The Serpent King” and “In the Wild Light,” as well as “Goodbye Days” and “Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee.” Among other honors, he has won the ALA’s William… Continue Reading
O’Brien, Keith
Keith O’Brien is The New York Times best-selling author of “Charlie Hustle,” “Paradise Falls,” “Fly Girls,” and “Outside Shot.” He has won the 2025 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld award for biography; has been a finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary… Continue Reading
Schmidt, Gary
Gary D. Schmidt is the bestselling author of “The Labors of Hercules Beal,” “Just Like That,” National Book Award finalist “Okay for Now,” “Pay Attention, Carter Jones,” “Orbiting Jupiter,” the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor Book “Lizzie Bright and the… Continue Reading