Kern Carter was born in Trinidad and raised in Toronto, Canada, where he lives today. A high school dropout who became a single father at the age of 18, he later graduated from St. Bonaventure University in New York with a major in English literature. Today he works both as an author and as a professional speaker and mentor to aspiring young writers. Kern has written five middle-grade and young adult novels, including two that are forthcoming: Is There a Boy Like Me (middle grade, Scholastic 2024), And Then There Was Us (young adult, Tundra/PRH 2024), Boys and Girls Screaming […]

    A graduate of Princeton University, Michael Solis holds masters’ degrees in human rights law and gender studies, which offer an understanding of social justice, equality and human rights issues that he weaves into his writing. Originally from New Jersey, USA, he has spent time in Sierra Leone, Latin America and Kenya. A passion for making a positive impact on the world led him to dedicate more than 15 years to development and humanitarian work; time in fragile and post-conflict settings deepened his understanding of the complexities and challenges faced by communities in need. Michael’s debut novel, Deficient (BHC […]

Dan Solomon is a freelance journalist in Austin, Texas who about sports, politics, music, tech, film, food, science, religion and cultures. He says he likes trying to understand how these things shape our world and lives. Most of his work has been for Texas Monthly and Fast Company; he has also written for the Austin Chronicle, Vanity Fair, Wired and the New York Times. The Fight for Midnight (North Star Editions) is his first novel. He can be found at dan@dansolomon.com.   Q: You’ve transitioned from journalist to fiction writer with a first novel (The Fight for Midnight) that interweaves a startling variety of threads: […]

Daniel Aleman is the Mexican-born author of Indivisible (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021), which follows the journey of a Mexican-American teenage boy whose undocumented immigrant parents are deported to Mexico. It won the 2022 Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award and was named a Top LGBTQ+ Book of Spring 2021 by Buzzfeed. Daniel’s second novel, Brighter Than the Sun (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2023), features a teen girl tackling themes of immigration, identity, family and growing up too quickly. The youngest of three children, Daniel was born and raised in Mexico City before his family immigrated to the US. […]

With the DNA of a world traveler, D.J. Williams was born and raised in Hong Kong, igniting an adventurous spirit as he ventured into the jungles of the Amazon, the bush of Africa and the ancient cities of the Far East. His global travels submerged him in a myriad of cultures, providing a unique perspective that fuels his creativity. After writing three adult thrillers, D.J. recently published Hunt for Eden’s Star  (from Wander, the YA imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, 2023)—the first in the Beacon Hill series set both in Hong Kong and in fantasy realms. It’s a globally inspired, […]