Sujata Massey was born in England to parents from India and Germany, grew up in St. Paul, Minn., and lives in Baltimore, Md. She was a features reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun before becoming a full-time novelist. The first… Continue Reading
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Mackler, Carolyn
Carolyn Mackler is the acclaimed author of the YA novels “The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things” (A Michael L. Printz Honor Book), “The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I,” “Infinite in Between,” “Tangled,” “The Future of… Continue Reading
Andrisse, Stanley
Stanley Andrisse, M.B.A., Ph.D., is a formerly incarcerated person who transformed his life from prison to becoming a tenured endocrinology professor at Howard University College of Medicine. He is the executive director of From Prison Cells to PhD (P2P), a… Continue Reading
Campos, Darlene
Darlene P. Campos earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Texas at El Paso and her B.A. in English with a medical studies minor from the University of Houston. She has been featured in School Library Journal,… Continue Reading
Warga, Jasmine
Jasmine Warga is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of “The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan,” “A Rover’s Story,” “The Shape of Thunder,” and “A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall.” Her book “Other Words for Home” received… Continue Reading
Cotugno, Katie
Katie Cotugno is the author of more than a dozen books for readers of all ages. She is also the co-author, with Candace Bushnell, of “Rules for Being a Girl.” Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild,… Continue Reading
Ferguson, Charles
Charles Ferguson spent three and a half years as the Camp David Historian and Presidential Chaplain. During that time, he coordinated with 14 Presidential Libraries to better tell the true story of the President’s exclusive mountaintop retreat, scouring records and… Continue Reading
Block, Stefan Merrill
Stefan Merrill Block is most recently the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, “Homeschooled,” which was a Read with Jenna book club pick. His first book, “The Story of Forgetting,” was an international bestseller. Stefan’s novels have been… Continue Reading
Sussman, Sam
Sam Sussman grew up in the Hudson Valley. He graduated with a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Oxford and has lived in Berlin and Jerusalem. His writing has been recognized by BAFTA… Continue Reading
Sheinkin, Steve
Steve Sheinkin is an acclaimed author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and honor, and three National Book Award finalist honors. His fast-paced, cinematic non-fiction histories include “Impossible Escape,” “Fallout,” “Undefeated,” “Born… Continue Reading