Eleanor Brown is The New York Times and #1 international best-selling author of three novels: “Any Other Family,” “The Weird Sisters” and “The Light of Paris.” Her writing has been hailed by People magazine as “delightful” and “creative and original”… Continue Reading
GBF Blog
Kelly, Erin Entrada
Erin Entrada Kelly is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning novels “Hello, Universe” and “The First State of Being,” which was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novel “We… Continue Reading
Freeman, Sally Mott
Sally Mott Freeman was a speechwriter, PR executive and non-profit leader for 30 years before launching research for “The Jersey Brothers.” After penning speeches for an FCC commissioner and later its chairman, she became FCC’s News Media Division Chief and… Continue Reading
Cozzens, Peter
Peter Cozzens is a retired Foreign Service Officer and the multiple award-winning author of 19 books on the Civil War and the American West His most recent book is the newly released “Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American… Continue Reading
Lichtenheld, Tom
Tom Lichtenheld has a view of a pond from his studio just outside of Chicago where he draws pictures and watches the weather sweep over the water. He likes sharing ideas, hikes in the woods and time with friends. His… Continue Reading
Bildner, Phil
Phil Bildner is The New York Times best-selling author of numerous books for young people including the NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor-winning middle grade novel, “A High Five for Glenn Burke;” the Margaret Wise Brown Prize-winning picture book, “Marvelous Cornelius;”… Continue Reading
Medina, Meg
Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book “Merci Suárez Changes Gears” and two other acclaimed books about the Suárez family: “Merci Suárez Can’t Dance” and her latest, “Merci Suárez Plays It Cool.” She is also the author… Continue Reading
Kemmerer, Brigid
Brigid Kemmerer is the author of The New York Times best-sellers “Defy the Night,” “Defend the Dawn,” “Forging Silver into Stars” and The New York Times best-selling “Cursebreaker” series, which includes “A Curse So Dark and Lonely,” “A Heart So… Continue Reading
Carlson, Nancy Naomi
Nancy Naomi Carlson won the 2022 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize and was shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award and the Sarah Maguire Translation Prize. She was longlisted twice for the National Translation Award. Author of 16 titles (11 translated), her… Continue Reading
Salerni, Dianne
Dianne K. Salerni is the author of several middle grade novels, including Junior Library Guild selections “Eleanor, Alice, & the Roosevelt Ghosts,” “Jadie in Five Dimensions” and “The Carrefour Curse.” Her most recent publication is “The Tontine Caper,” illustrated by… Continue Reading